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First Colored Census, v. 2 p. 27
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First Colored Census, v. 2 p. 27
1838
Papers of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society

The Pennsylvania Abolition Society sponsored this first complete accounting of the Black population of Philadelphia. Among the information requested was the nature of the respondent's freedom: freeborn; freed by law or master; or "bought" by themselves or family members.

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