>Do you know if there still lists of this tax in existence? >Hans >Hannover, Germany For some areas, yes. It does not survive for all states, and for MD, not all counties. For MD, the originals were microfilmed at the Hall of Records in 1965. Look in the Family History Library Catalog under Maryland-Taxation-Federal Assessment 1790-1805. For Maryland there are Anne Arundel, Caroline, Baltimore City, District of Columbia, Baltimore Co., Charles, Harford, Prince George's, Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Somerset, and Talbot Counties. Rick Saunders http://genealogypro.com/fsaunders.html