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Resources
for African American History
The following list was taken from The Guide to Government Records
at the Maryland State Archives. The list provides the names of the
recommended record series (in parentheses), the agencies that created the records (in capital letters), the dates covered, and the Maryland State Archives (MSA) series number.
The series title link takes you to a description
of the general record series. The MSA link takes you to the finding
aid for that record series and provides the information needed to view
the particular record at the Archives.
(Assessment Record, Slaves)
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KENT COUNTY COURT 1835 [MSA C1029]
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FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 1852 [MSA C2138]
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 1853-1864 [MSA
C1112,
MSA
CM686]
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ST. MARY'S COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE TAX 1804-1821 [MSA C1544]
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ST. MARY'S LEVY COURT 1831 [MSA C1545]
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TALBOT COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 1832-1852 [MSA C1836]
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TALBOT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE TAX 1813-1826 [MSA C1835]
(Bounty Rolls)
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COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY 1864-1880 [MSA S629,
MSA SM183]
(Bounty Papers)
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COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY 1864-1880 [MSA S627]
(Census of Negroes)
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HARFORD COUNTY COURT 1832 [MSA C930]
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SOMERSET COUNTY COURT 1832 [MSA C1723]
Somerset census found in: (Land Records) GH 6 1831-1833
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TALBOT COUNTY COURT 1832 [MSA C1841]
(Census Record, MD)
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U. S. CENSUS BUREAU 1790-1920 [MSA SM61]
(Census Record, MD, Index)
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U. S. CENSUS BUREAU 1880-1900, 1920 [MSA SM62]
(Certificates of Freedom)
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1864 [MSA C47,
MSA CM794]
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COURT 1806-1851 [MSA C46,
MSA CM789]
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1805-1864 [MSA C45,
MSA CM798]
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BALTIMORE CITY REGISTER OF WILLS 1829-1864 [MSA T629]
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BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT 1852-1865 [MSA C165,
MSA CM822]
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BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT 1806-1851 [MSA C290,
MSA CM821]
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BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1805-1830 [MSA C289,
MSA CM820]
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CAROLINE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1852-1864 [MSA C479,
MSA CM951]
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CAROLINE COUNTY COURT 1806-1851 [MSA C477,
MSA CM866]
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CAROLINE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1807-1863 [MSA C478,
MSA CM855]
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CECIL COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1815-1826 [MSA C597,
MSA CM965]
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CHARLES COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1826-1860 [MSA C655,
MSA CM972]
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DORCHESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1864 [MSA C690,
MSA CM425]
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DORCHESTER COUNTY COURT 1806-1851 [MSA C689,
MSA CM1283]
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DORCHESTER COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1852-1863 [MSA C722]
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FREDERICK COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1855-1864 [MSA C763,
MSA CM1026]
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FREDERICK COUNTY COURT 1806-1827 [MSA C761,
MSA CM1198]
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FREDERICK COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1815-1863 [MSA C762,
MSA CM1014]
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HARFORD COUNTY COURT 1806-1842 [MSA C931,
MSA CM1033]
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HOWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1852-1863 [MSA C960,
MSA CM1269]
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HOWARD DISTRICT COURT 1840-1851 [MSA C959,
MSA CM1270]
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KENT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1852-1864 [MSA C1034,
MSA <CM1165]
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KENT COUNTY COURT 1849-1851 [MSA C1033,
MSA CM1164]
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURT 1806-1829 [MSA C1171,
MSA CM1182]
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1820-1852 [MSA C1172,
MSA CM1186]
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QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1864 [MSA C1449]
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QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY COURT 1828-1851 [MSA C1448]
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QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1807-1863 [MSA C1366,
MSA CM856]
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SOMERSET COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1864 [MSA C1745,
MSA CM1191]
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SOMERSET COUNTY COURT 1821-1851 [MSA C1744,
MSA CM1190]
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ST. MARY'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1864 [MSA C1542]
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ST. MARY'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1852-1864 [MSA CM1188]
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ST. MARY'S COUNTY COURT 1806-1851 [MSA C1540,
MSA CM1187]
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ST. MARY'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1806-1852 [MSA C1541,
MSA CM1189]
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TALBOT COUNTY COURT 1807-1828 [MSA C1843,
MSA CM1193]
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TALBOT COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1806-1860 [MSA C1842,
MSA CM1195]
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WASHINGTON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1862 [MSA CM1281]
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WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT 1834-1851 [MSA CM1280]
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WASHINGTON COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1827-1863 [MSA C1937,
MSA CM1196]
(Certificates of Freedom, Original)
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS, 1807-1820 [MSA C48,
MSA CM806]
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FREDERICK COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1808-1842 [MSA C764,
MSA CM1027]
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1831-1863 [MSA C1173,
MSA CM1185]
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SOMERSET COUNTY COURT 1832-1849 [MSA C4,
MSA CM1192]
(Chattel Records) prior to the
Civil War
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1864 [MSA C50]
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COURT 1829-1851 [MSA C49]
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BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1864 [MSA T681]
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BALTIMORE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1864 [MSA CM137]
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BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT 1750-1814 [MSA C298]
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BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT 1750-1773 [MSA CM133]
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CAROLINE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1864-1864 [MSA C483]
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CECIL COUNTY COURT 1737-1751 [MSA C601]
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DORCHESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1860 [MSA C692]
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DORCHESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1860-1864 [MSA T1936]
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DORCHESTER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1964 [MSA CM427]
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DORCHESTER COUNTY COURT 1827-1851 [MSA C691,
MSA CM428]
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HARFORD COUNTY COURT 1774-1784 [MSA C932,
MSA CM1245]
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HOWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1864 [MSA C962]
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HOWARD DISTRICT COURT 1840-1851 [MSA C961]
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KENT COUNTY COURT 1750-1851 [MSA C1035]
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KENT COUNTY COURT 1750-1809 [MSA MSA CM1256]
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TALBOT COUNTY COURT 1689-1771 [MSA C1844]
(Chattel Records, Index) prior
to the Civil War
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1864 [MSA C52]
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COURT 1829-1851 [MSA ]
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HOWARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1864 [MSA C964]
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HOWARD DISTRICT COURT 1840-1851 [MSA C963]
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KENT COUNTY COURT 1750-1845 [MSA C1036,
MSA CM1255]
(Court Papers, Blacks)
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1856-1865 [MSA C1188]
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURT 1799-1851 [MSA C1187]
(Distribution of Slaves)
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KENT COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1860-1864 [MSA C1051]
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SOMERSET COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1827-1862 [MSA C1762]
(Freedom Affidavits)
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1852-1862 [MSA C1151,
MSA CM1184]
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COURT 1810-1850 [MSA C1150,
MSA CM1183]
(Indentures)
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1822-1919 [MSA C82]
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BALTIMORE CITY REGISTER OF WILLS 1851-1916 [MSA C192]
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BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1794-1913 [MSA C337]
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BALTIMORE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1794-1823 [MSA CM1160]
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CAROLINE COUNTY COURT 1774-1777 [MSA C513]
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CAROLINE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1794-1853 [MSA C514,
MSA CM243]
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CECIL COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1794-1869 [MSA C619]
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CECIL COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1794-1814 [MSA CM960]
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FREDERICK COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1794-1931 [MSA C799,
MSA CM478]
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KENT COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1778-1829 [MSA C1058,
MSA CM1249]
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1777-1881 [MSA C1224]
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QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1815-1914 [MSA C1406]
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SOMERSET COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1797-1909 [MSA C1771]
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ST. MARY'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1794-1908 [MSA C1606,
MSA CM916]
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TALBOT COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1794-1920 [MSA C1870]
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WASHINGTON COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1794-1917 [MSA C1953]
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WORCESTER COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1794-1851 [MSA C2016,
MSA CM46]
(Indentures, Original)
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1795-1820 [MSA C83]
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BALTIMORE CITY REGISTER OF WILLS 1810-1890 [MSA T622]
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CAROLINE COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1794-1865 [MSA C515]
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FREDERICK COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1811-1897 [MSA C800]
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QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1796-1925 [MSA C1407]
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TALBOT COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1880-1914 [MSA C1871]
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WASHINGTON COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1794-1917 [MSA T455]
(Manumission Record)
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1851-1866 [MSA C110]
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COURT 1797-1851 [MSA C109]
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COURT 1797-1807 [MSA CM48]
(Manumissions)
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT 1865 [MSA C112]
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COURT 1785-1842 [MSA C111]
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HARFORD COUNTY COURT 1774-1784 [MSA C940,
MSA CM1247]
(Muster Rolls)
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ADJUTANT GENERAL 1860-1867 [MSA
S936]
(Includes United States Colored Troops)
(Muster Roll Record)
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ADJUTANT GENERAL 1861-1867 [MSA S343]
(Includes United States Colored Troops)
(Negro Docket)
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TALBOT COUNTY REGISTER OF WILLS 1855-1867 [MSA C1893]
(Prisoners Record)
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MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION 1879-1912 [MSA S253]
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MARYLAND PENITENTIARY 1811-1893 [MSA
S275]
(Prisoner's Record, Index)
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MARYLAND HOUSE OF CORRECTION 1879-1905 [MSA S254]
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MARYLAND PENITENTIARY 1840-1906 [MSA S277]
(Runaway Docket)
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BALTIMORE CITY JAIL 1854-1864 [MSA C2065]
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BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY JAIL 1832-1853 [MSA C2064]
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BALTIMORE COUNTY JAIL 1831-1832 [MSA C2063]
(Slave Statistics)
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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS 1867 [MSA C142]
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DORCHESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS 1867-1868 [MSA C738,
MSA CM459]
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FREDERICK COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS 1868 [MSA C879]
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HOWARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS 1868 [MSA C957]
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KENT COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS 1867-1868 [MSA C1096,
CM1346]
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS 1867-1868 [MSA C1140,
MSA CM750]
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS 1867-1869 [MSA
C1307]
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ST. MARY'S COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS 1867-1869 [MSA C1698]
(Slave Statistics, Original)
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS, 1867-1869 [MSA
C1308]
(U.S. Adjutant General Maryland Slave
Claims Commission)
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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 1863-1867 [MSA SC 4678]
(1890 Federal
Census Collection) SC 3096
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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS [MSA SC3096]
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