Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-05-25
Census of 1850.

Census of 1850.
Each head of family will prepare and
leave at his residence, statement In con-
formity to the following enquiries, that the
Marshal may not be detained when he calls
for it, to wit State the name and sex of
each member of the family, commencing
with the names Of the parents, giving the
respective ages Of all, including the ages OF
the parents the names Of those that died.
if any, within twelve months next before the
LIST day of June, 1860; probable cause of
such death and duration Of illness; names
of such as are idiotic. and whether SO from
birth or casualty and if from casualty state
its character names of such as are deranged,
and duration of such arrangement; names
Of such as are deaf and dumb and blind, and
whether so from birth or casualty; and II
from casualty state its character; be par
ticular in answering to separate the white
from the coloreo in each of every family;
and state where colored, whether black or
muIatto, and slave or free; how many OF
each family Of whites cannot read or write
state the number Of acres and value OF each
tract Of land, separating the number OF inn
proved acres from the number of unimprov-
ed, in the valuation, and giving the num-
Der of acres contained in each; state the
number of horses, oxen, COWS, sheep, goats.
hogs, &C., as nearly as may be, and their
respective value; state the number of BUSH
els of wheat, rye, oats, corn, barley, pota-
toes, &c., raised within twelve months next
before the LIST day of June, (lS60); the
number Of pounds of hay or fodder, and
value, and how much Of each marketed the
number of pounds Of wool, hemp, flax, &C.,
aud how much marketed. and how much
manufactured, and whether for home use or
for market, and the value marketed the
kind and value of each building on each
farm or lot, and cash value; the number of
pounds of butter and cheese, and how mnch
and value Of each, marketed; the rates OF
wages paid per day to day laborers, Or by
the week, month or year, on farms; the
rates of wages in each of other pursuits, and
the value of materials used by all artists,
including machines Of every character what
soeyer; the proceeds of all work disposed
Of; the value of all materials used in any of
the professions, including extent and value
of libraries the number Of volumes con-
tanned in each private library (; the pane of
each school, number of pupils in each, rate
Of tuition fee, board, &C., and amount of
proceeds; the number of teachers in each.
their names, ages, and the branches taught
by each whether male or female school,
academy, &c., Or both combined, and prob
able average number in each during the
year since the LIST day Of June last; the
name Of each store, grocery, or trading
house, the name OF the owner or owners,
and whether as joint owners or CO. partners.
and number of clerks employed and sala-
ries the amonnt Of capital employed, and
probable amount Of sales since the first day
Of June last, (l86O); the name Of furnaces,
FORCES, &c., and the names Of owners. and
whether owned individually or in co-part-
nership amount Of capital employed, value
and kind of fuel and other materials used
number of hands, separating white from
black, and slave from free negro, employed,
and amount Of wages paid each the names
of all minerals and metals found on each
farm or landed estate, including mineral and
medicinal waters; under what name known,
used or worked ana probable number of
visitors at each improved watering place,
hands employed, rate of wages, &c. num-
Der of paupers supported by the county, or
by partial appropriation from county depo-
sition, ages, sex and color; number of chill
dren educated at pSblic expense, and amount
expended in this way by each School Com
missioner, and the name Of each Commits /
sioner and number of bis district; the name
of each Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff, and Con-
stable, Coroner and Overseer OF the Poor
and the name and parish of each OF the
latter indeed, without further detail, every !
branch and kind of industry, as we'll as ev-l
cry branch and kind Of disease, and bodily
and mental infrmity, forming the entire