Tricking the Tallyman by Jacqueline Davies illustrated by S.D. Schindler*

With humor and excellent prose, Ms. Davies shares the challenges the tallyman for the 1790 census must have endured.
The Pepper family in the town Tunbridge, Vermont is determined to trick the tallyman, so the government does not increase their taxes or recruit their men away to war. 
Readers will enjoy the Tunbridge Town's antics and be sympathetic to Phineas Bump.
In both the introduction and at the end, Ms. Davies offers facts about the census and the specific 1790 census.
The illustrations are delightful and expressive.  They definitely help tell the story and add a whole new level of humor.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.