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Enslaved and Free African Americans in Western Maryland

Collage of articles from Enslaved and Free Blacks collection

About: Population Figures

Other topics within this collection:

Slaves for Hire

Slaves for Sale

Wanted to Purchase or Hire

Colonization Society

Laws and the Legislature

Population Figures

News of Slaves and Free Blacks

Slaves and the Civil War

Emancipation and the Abolition of Slavery

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News article in Herald of Freedom & Torch Light, 1853 - "A Telegraph to Chambersburg"

A telegraph to Chambersburg - to catch Runaways, 1853

Population of Washington County in 1800

News article in Torch Light - "Population of Washington County - 1830"

Population of Washington County, 1830

Article in Torch Light, 1830 - "Census - Allegany county, Md."

Population, Allegany County, 1830

News article in Herald & Torch Light, 1865 about Reduction in county assessment with slaves

Reduction in county assessment with slaves, 1865

News article in Herald of Freedom & Torch Light, 1853 - "Slave Statistics."

Slave statistics, Washington County, 1853