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Resources for African American History

The following list was taken from the Guide to Government Records at the Maryland State Archives. The list provides the names of the recommended record series (in parentheses), the agencies that created the records (in capital letters), the dates covered, and the Maryland State Archives (MSA) series number.

The series title link takes you to a description of the general record series. The MSA link takes you to the finding aid for that record series and provides the information needed to view the particular record at the Archives (links with a "M" in the description are records on microfilm).

(Assessment Record, Slaves)

(Bounty Rolls)

(Bounty Papers)

(Census of Negroes)

(Census Record, MD)

(Census Record, MD, Index)

(Certificates of Freedom)

(Certificates of Freedom, Original)

(Chattel Records) prior to the Civil War

(Chattel Records, Index) prior to the Civil War

(Court Papers, Blacks)

(Distribution of Slaves)

(Freedom Affidavits)

(Indentures)

(Indentures, Original)

(Manumission Record)

(Manumissions)

(Muster Rolls)

(Muster Roll Record)

(Negro Docket)

(Prisoners Record)

(Prisoner's Record, Index)

(Runaway Docket)

(Slave Statistics)

(Slave Statistics, Original)

(U.S. Adjutant General Maryland Slave Claims Commission)

(1890 Federal Census Collection) SC 3096

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