RHODES: When John Dauphin met Col. Thomas Talbot
John B. Dauphin was a descendant of Old France. His father, also known as John Dauphin, was a barrel cooper and the first collector of taxes and assessor for Kent and Essex counties. He was appointed by the commissioners of the Sandwich courts, Mssrs Hands and Chewitt, both lawyers. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. RHODES: When John Dauphin met Col. Thomas Talbot Back to video Taxes, as John could recall, were $1 per hundred acres and people were taxed for stock as well, with 12 cents being required for a cow and 25 cents for a horse.
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