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This collection forms part of the Robert Alonzo Brock Collection at The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Collection is open to research.
There are no restrictions.
Mercer County (Ky.) Circuit Court. County Claims, 1787, Robert Alonzo Brock Collection, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
The Robert Alonzo Brock Collection was filmed by The Huntington Library in cooperation with The Library of Virginia with funding provided by The Library of Virginia Foundation with the support of The Roller- Bottimore Foundation and The Robins Foundation. Microfilm received 15 April 2004.
Mercer County was formed in 1785 from Lincoln County. It was named for General Hugh Mercer of Fredericksburg, Virginia, who died at the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolution. The county became a part of Kentucky when it became a state in 1792.
Records, 1787, of Mercer County Circuit Court consist of a copy of a list of taxable property owned by individuals with surnames R-Z. Entries include the following information: date tax was collected, name of tax payer, and amount of tax collected.
Originals are located at the Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.