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Tabular Statement of Ownership of Certain Slaves in Carroll County, Maryland, At the time of the adoption of the Constitution of Maryland, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four, made by the Commissioner of Slave Statistics for Carroll County, in pursuance of an Act of Assembly of Maryland, passed January Session, 1867.
Stephen C. Brown, Owner of Slaves at the time of the adoption of the Constitution of 1864.
Samuel, age 36, male, sound physical condition, slave for life
Beal, age 33, male, sound physical condition, slave for life
Henry, age 21, male, sound physical condition, slave for life
Bill, age 11, male, sound physical condition, slave for life
James, age 4, male, sound physical condition, slave for life
Richard, age 2, male, sound physical condition, slave for life
Matilda, age 40, female, sound physical condition, slave for life
Louisa, age 30, female, sound physical condition, slave for life
Rebecca, age 16, female, sound physical condition, slave for life
Liddia, age 19, female, sound physical condition, slave for life
Rose, age 20, female, sound physical condition, slave for life
Fannie, age 10, female, sound physical condition, slave for life
Lucy, age 6, female, sound physical condition, slave for life
State of Maryland, Carroll County, SS:
I hereby certify, that on this, the 28th day of April A.D. 1869, before me, Commissioner of Slave Statistics of Carroll County, personally appeared Stephen C. Brown and did make on oath in due form of law that he was the owner of the Slaves as above named at the time of the adoption of the Contstitution in 1864, and that all other matters and things as above stated are true to the best of his knowledge and belief; also, at the same time and place personally appeared before me, Commissioner as aforesaid, William Weer and George Patterson and did make oath in due form of law, that they have no interest whatever in the Slaves named in this Table, nor are they in any manner intersted in this proceeding, and that the several matters and things as above stated and set forth are true to the best of their knowledge and belief.
Sworn Luther Welsh
Commissioner of Slave Statistics in Carroll County
Object Description
| Identifier | sccc001 |
| Title | Stephen C. Brown, List of Slaves, No. 6 Page 3 |
| Creator |
Welsh, Luther |
| Subject |
Carroll County (Md.) Legal documents Slaves Slaveholders |
| Description | Document headed "Tabular Statement of Ownership of Certain Slaves in Carroll County, Maryland" that lists the slaves owned by Stephen C. Brown. The statement includes the names of the slaves as well as information about their age, gender, physical condition, the duration of their servitude, whether or not they were enlisted/drafted, the name and number of the regiment if they were enlisted, and whether or not the slaveholder was compensated for the enlistment of the slave. |
| Publisher (Electronic Version) |
Enoch Pratt Free Library |
| Holding Institution |
Enoch Pratt Free Library |
| Date Original | 1869-04-28 |
| Date Digital | 2007-02-07 |
| Type |
Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of 2-page document, 36 x 30 cm. |
| Source | Special Collections Department, Carroll County Historic Documents Collection |
| Relation |
Is Part Of the Slave Documents Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program |
| Coverage (Time Period) |
1861-1870 |
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