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Anatomy Of A Log House In Adams County, Pennsylvania And Its Unspoken Language, Elwood W. Christ
Anatomy Of A Log House In Adams County, Pennsylvania And Its Unspoken Language, Elwood W. Christ
Adams County History
Sixteen years after the end of the Revolution, and on the eve of the formation of Adams county, the United States became embroiled in a "quasi-war" with France (1797-1801) which strained the federal treasury. As a result of the diplomatic disagreement, Congress approved several bills to fund America's military build-up. One of these, the U.S. Evaluation Tax of July 9, 1798, was signed into law to raise two million dollars in revenues. The direct or "window tax" was levied based on landholdings, buildings and the number of glass lights, and slaves-in essence, a federal property tax.
Although the "window tax" …