Citation · C0383 · record
U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918
The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for New York and New Jersey, 1862-1866; Series: M603; Roll: 44; Description: District 2; Annual Lists; 1863-1864; Record Group: 58, Records of the Interna
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Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows the original assessment list, and line 40 reads "Bentley Norman S." with an address beginning 380. This matches the claimed name. The record has no dates or family details, so identity with the 1831–1901 individual rests on name and location alone.
Matches: Line 40 reads "Bentley Norman S.", matching the claimed name Norman S Bentley; Document is an 1863 Internal Revenue Excise alphabetical list for Division 3, Collection District 2, New York (Brooklyn-area streets such as Pacific, Atlantic, Livingston), a plausible place for an adult man born 1831
Limits: The record supports only the name; it gives no birth or death dates, so it cannot confirm the 1831–1901 lifespan; Line 40 has an address (appears to be '380', street not legible) but no valuation, tax or occupation entries, so it gives little identifying detail; Nothing ties this Norman S. Bentley to the specific person in the database beyond the name and plausible location; Handwriting is faded; the surname and initial are read from a poor-quality image
What it supports
- Person — Norman S Bentley