Montgomery County Board of County Commissioners: Assessment Records, Slaves (1853-1864)
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1853
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en_US
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Abstract
Record of property appraisals for tax purposes. Entries include enslaver’s name, as well as the enslaved people they are being taxed for. Enslaved people are identified by first name only, sorted into age ranges by gender, with specific ages also included. Residents are separated into five districts at this time: District 1 (Cracklin), District 2 (Clarksburg), District 3 (Medley), District 4 (Rockville), District 5 (Berry). Each PDF with a date range is arranged first by District, then by Owner’s Surname; handwritten. Often extra entries for each district are added at the end, making the alphabetical order inconsistent.
Notes:
1853 is a full assessment but represented twice (version 1 and version 2). The two versions do not appear to be identical so both lists should be consulted.
The 1855-1864 lists are partial for each district and represent “changes” to the previous assessment only.
The scans can be difficult to read and in some cases either overlit or very dark (particularly at the edges of the pages); all flaws in the images are inherent from the microfilm.
Description
These PDFs were created from microfilm scans of the original ledgers held by the Maryland State Archives. The microfilm reel was shared with Montgomery History for local access in the 1990s. Digital scans of the microfilm images were created in 2023.
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MSA Series #C1112
Publisher
Maryland State Archives