James Harris (b. circa 1807 - d. ?)
MSA SC 5496-003394
Accomplice to slave flight, Allegany County, Maryland, 1864

Sources:

Archival Sources -

ALLEGANY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) MSA CM345, James Harris, Jr. - Grantee, Dates: 1844, Description: Book EE, page 92, Accession No.: WK 864 MSA No.: CM 345-25.

ALLEGANY COUNTY COURT (Land Records) MSA CM345, James J., Jr. and Sophia Harris - Grantor, Dates: 1844, Description: Book EE, page 470, Accession No.: WK 864, MSA No.: CM 345-25.

ALLEGANY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records) MSA CM69, James J. Harris, Dates: 1883-1884, Description: Book 60, page 623, Film No.: CR 6754-1 MSA No: CM 69-53.

ALLEGANY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records) MSA CM69, Dates: 1858-1860, Description: Book 18, page 424, Film No.: CR 6729-1 MSA No: CM 69-11.

ALLEGANY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Court Papers) MSA T1784, State of Maryland vs. James Harris, Filed: Oct 15/63 (1863), Case 25. Box No.: 49, Description: Oct. - Apr. MSA No.: T 1784-51.

GOVERNOR (Miscellaneous Papers) MSA S1274, Dates: 1863, 1864, Box: 86 folder: 3, Pardon papers, James Harris, free black, AL, [1-4] 1864, Pardon papers, James Harris, free black, AL, imprisoned for aiding slaves to escape, MSA S 1274.

GOVERNOR (Proceedings) MSA S1072, James Harris, p 255, Nov 28, 1864, Dates: 1861-1869, Accession No.: 7897 [MSA No.: S 1072-5.

MARYLAND PENITENTIARY (Commitments) MSA S270, James Harris, #5881, Dates: 1863-1866, Description: 5761-6410, Accession No.: 5688-3 MSA No.: S 270-3.

MARYLAND PENITENTIARY (Prisoners Record) MSA S275, James Harris, #5881, Dates: 1863-64, Description: 1, 1773-7229, Accession No.: 5656 [MSA No.: S 275-2.

SECRETARY OF STATE (Pardon Record) MSA S1108, James Harris, p 427, Dates: 1845-1865, Accession No.: 7931, MSA No.: S 1108-2.

SECRETARY OF STATE (Pardon Docket) MSA S1110, James Harris (Negro), February 6, 1864, Record No. 222, Pages 30-1, Dates: 1862-1869, Accession No.: 7943, MSA No.: S 1110-1.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) MSA SM61, James Harris, Dates: 1830, Description: AL, Accession No.: M 65-1 MSA No.: SM 61-81.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) MSA SM61, James Harris, Age 36-55, Occupation Agriculture, Dist 7, page 8, Date: 1840, Description: AL, Accession No.: M 4710, MSA No.: SM 61-96.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) MSA SM61, James Harris, Age 65, Farmer, Dist 7, page 276, Dates: 1850, Description: AL, Accession No.: M 1481 MSA No.: SM 61-120.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) MSA SM61, James L. Harris, Age 60, Farming, Old Town, page 276, line 19, Dates: 1860, Description: AL, Accession No.: M 7201, MSA No.: SM 61-176.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) MSA SM61, James L. Harris [Jr.?], Age 56, line 28, Dates: 1860, Description: AL, Accession No.: M 7201 MSA No.: SM 61-176.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) MSA SM61, Elias Wilson, Sr, Elias Wilson, Jr, Dates: 1860, Description: AL, Accession No.: M 7201 MSA No.: SM 61-176.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) MSA SM61, Elias Wilson, Dates: 1860, Description: Slaves, AL, Accession No.: M 7229-1 MSA No.: SM 61-224.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU (Census Record, MD) MSA SM61, James Harris Jr., Age: 80, Date:1880, Description:AL, Enumeration Districts 1-12 (sheet 46) Accession No.: M 4729, MSA No.: SM 61-289.

Newspapers and Journals -

Cumberland Union and Allegany County Gazette Newspaper, “Sentences”, November 14, 1863, Page 3, James Harris, column 1, Accession No.: MSA SC 4843-1-1.

Books -

Hynson, Jerry M., Free African Americans of Maryland 1832, Family Line Publications, Westminister, MD, 1998, Allegany County, James Harris, Jr., Age 25 p 1, James Harris, Sr., Age 45 p 1, Accession no.: L29755.

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