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SLAVERY COMMISSION

Under the auspices of the Slavery Commission, the Maryland State Archives is preparing a series of volumes in the Archives of Maryland series relating to the history of slavery in Maryland. Completed and in-progress volumes include:

Volume 365 - Searching for Ancestors Who Were Slaves
Volume 366 - History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-6, Volume 2
Volume 670 - The Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland (external link)
Volume 822 - C. Ashley Ellefson, Servants and Slaves: Status, Runaways, Punishments (2010)

Anne Arundel County
Volume 821 - Anne Arundel County Register of Wills, Certificates of Freedom, 1805-1864
Volume 823 - Anne Arundel County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1831
Volume 824 - Anne Arundel County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1831-1844
Volume 820 - Anne Arundel County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1845-1864
Volume 816 - Anne Arundel County Court, Chattel Records, 1829-1838
Volume 817 - Anne Arundel County Court, Chattel Records, 1838-1845
Volume 818 - Anne Arundel County Court, Chattel Records, 1845-1851
Volume 825 - Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1797-1807
Volume 830 - Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1807-1816
Volume 831 - Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1816-1844
Volume 832 - Anne Arundel County Court, Manumission Record, 1844-1866

Caroline County
Volume 836 - Caroline County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1806-1827
Volume 834 - Caroline County, Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1857
Volume 835 - Caroline County Circuit Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1857-1864

Dorchester County
Volume 774 - Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1842-1847
Volume 805 - Dorchester County Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1852
Volume 776 - Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1852-1860

Harford County
Volume 857 - Harford County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1806-1811 and 1818-1842

Howard County
Volume 813 - Howard County Certificates of Freedom, 1840-1863
Volume 814 - Howard County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1854-1860

Kent County
Volume 853 - Kent County, Certificates of Freedom, 1849-1865
Volume 860 - Kent County Register of Wills, Valuations and Distribution of Slaves, 1860-1895

Montgomery County
Volume 812 - Montgomery County Slave Statistics, 1867-1868

Prince George's County
Volume 762 - Prince George's County, Certificates of Freedom, 1806-1829
Volume 764 - Prince George's County, Certificates of Freedom, Original, 1831-1863
Volume 763 - Prince George's County, Freedom Affidavits, 1810-1850 and 1852-1862

Queen Anne's County
Volume 854 - Queen Anne's County Register of Wills, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1848 and 1858

St. Mary's County
Volume 369 - Agnes Kane Callum, Slave Statistics of St. Mary's County Maryland, 1864, Commissioner George B. Dent (1993)

Talbot County
Volume 858 - Talbot County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1815


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