McKeesport 1865 Alphabetical Tax List Images
{ McKeesport , Elizabeth , Port Perry , Turtle Creek , Versailles Township and other small nearby communities are covered in this list }
Most People belive the first income tax in the U.S.A. was introduced as a temporary measure to help pay for the first world war , however it was actually introduced first during the Civil War and later repealed [1873] by President Grant as fulfillment of one of his campaign promise's
The following images are in JPEG format , they are enlarged from 120 to 135 percent to allow for easy reading . This may however make printing them more difficult . There are a total of 34 Pages the last one being a Reconciliation of the numbers , pages 32 and 33 contain a supplemental list .
The header of all Pages Looks like this
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Pages 1 , 2 A to B
Pages 3, 4, 5 B to C
Pages 6 , 7, 8 D to F
Pages 9 ,10 ,11 F to H
Pages 12 ,13,14 H to L
Pages 15,16,17 L to M
Pages 18,19,20 M to Mc {Some P's ? }
Pages 21,22,23 N to S
Pages 27,28,29 T to W
Pages 30,31,32 W to Y and supplemental
pages 33,34 Supplemental and Financial Recap