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SKETCHES OF PARIS
CHAPTER VIII.
Pages 46 -
Reserving for some future time, the further
sketches of Paris and her many noted men, we
must draw these few disconnected facts to a
close, but not, however, until we make due
acknowledgement to those who have placed us
under obligations. We are especially
grateful to County Clerk J. M. Hughes;
Circuit Clerk Jas. E. Paton, and
Deputy Circuit Clerk M. M. Miller;
City Clerk, James Paton, the
ministers of the various churches, J. G.
Craddock, E. O. Fothergill and J. W.
Hite of the True Kentuckian; John
McCarney, Esq., E. T. Porter and H.
D. Alexander, of the Saturday Night;
Judge Hawes, W. H. McMillan, Col. Wm.
Wright, John Hildreth, Elds. Jno. A.
Gano and Aylett Raines, Mrs. B. E.
Knapp, Wm. Allison, Sr., Messrs, McChesney &
Johnson, A. Shire, H. F. Logan, A. J.
Lovely. Mrs. Kitty Brown, B. F.
Harris, Geo. W. Davis, Gray Smith, R. J.
Brown, C. T. Delling.
To James
McCann, Esq., we are more than indebted,
not only for the "Sketch of Paris in 1805,"
but for a great many other of the most
valuable facts contained in this pamphlet.
Mr. McCann is now in his 76th year,
has lived in Paris since he was six months
old, and being a man of close observation,
he has a vivid recollection of the greater
part of Paris' history. His memory is
astonishingly good, and he is very fond of
discoursing upon the events of the past.
He was born near this city, December 20th,
1800.
VALUATION OF PROPERTY AND
POPULATION OF PARIS AT VARIOUS PERIODS.
In 1790, she had 358 inhabitants; in
1800, 377; in 1840, 838; in 1820, ____; in
1830, 1,219; in 1840, 1,197; in 1850, ___;
in 1860, 1,440; in 1870, 2,917; in 1876,
near 5,000.
In 1810, the valuation of town property was $128,745,
at 12¼ cents on
$100, and 169 levys at 25 cents, yielded a
total tax of $199.996. In 1875, the
total valuation was $1,423,910; at 85 cents
on the $100, with 803 levys at $2.00,
yielded a total tax of $13,294.41.
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