The following state auditor's reports provide us with a snapshot of Bullitt County in the years 1853-1854.
The following information is transcribed from the Annual Report of the Auditor of Public Accounts for the Fiscal Year Ending October 10, 1854 [Frankfort, Ky., A. G. Hodges, State Printer, 1855].
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BULLITT COUNTY
ITEMS OF TAXATION, &c. Valuation 1854 Valuation 1853 Increase Decrease
160,643 acres of land $1,267,411
167,887 acres of land $1,234,307 $33,104
7,241 decrease in acres
192 town lots 97,027
188 town lots 97,884 $857
4 increase in town lots
1,319 total slaves 606,845
1,336 total slaves 580,550 26,295
17 decrease in slaves
2,582 horses and mares 145,134
2,729 horses and mares 133,967 11,167
147 decrease in horses/mares
203 mules 14,230
258 mules 14,460 230
55 decrease in mules
14 jennies 1,605
11 jennies 655 950
3 increase in jennies
5,137 cattle 23,018
4,871 cattle 13,452 9,566
266 increase in cattle
21 stores 34,650
27 stores 30,375 4,275
6 decrease in stores
Valuation under 425,454
the Equalization Law 368,115 57,339
Total $2,615,374 $2,473,765 $142,696 $1,087
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BULLITT COUNTY
ITEMS OF TAXATION, &c. For 1854 For 1853
Tax on valuation, at 17 cents per $100 ................ $4,446.14 $4,205.40
Value of pleasure carriages, barouches,
buggies, stage coaches, gigs, omnibuses,
and other vehicles for passengers ........ $7,738.00
Value of gold, silver, and other metallic
watches and clocks ....................... 10,051.00
Value of gold and silver plate .............. 4,373.00
Value of pianos ............................. 2,206.00
Total value ............................... $24,368.00
Tax on the above, at 30 cents per $100 ................ 73.10 70.32
Auditor's list ........................................ 22.31 20.17
Clerk's list .......................................... ----- -----
Total revenue ......................................... $4,541.55 $4,295.80
Increase of revenue ................................... $245.66
WHITE MALES, &c. For 1854 For 1853
Total number of white males over 21 years old ......... 1,174 1,208
Total number of slaves over 16 years old .............. 615 637
Total number of children between 6 and 18 years old ... 1,488 1,523
Total number of studs, jacks, and bulls -
(rates 1854, $67; rates 1853, $56) .................. 18 14
Total number of tavern licenses ....................... 11 13
Free whites that are blind ............................ 3 --
Free whites that are deaf and dumb .................... -- --
Total number of hogs over six months old .............. 14,773 12,477
LAND REPORTED Acres Value
Land reported by the commissioner of said county
for 1854, as lying in the county of Bullitt ......... 154,792 $1,226,453
Land reported from other counties
as lying in said county ............................. 16,733 61,276
Total land lying in Bullitt County, and value,
(as per returns) .................................... 171,525 $1,287,729
Average value, per acre, for 1854 ..... $7,51
Average value, per acre, for 1853 ..... $6.85
Increase value, per acre .............. $0.66
HENRY O. THOMAS, Sheriff of Bullitt County for 1854.
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