SLAVERY IN PENNSYLVANIA 1800 EAST BETHLEHEM LIST OF SLAVES & TAXABLE RESIDENTS
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Original 1800 list of the 230 "taxable inhabitants" and the 4 Black Slaves in East Bethlehem Township, Washington County, Pa., signed by Anthony Horstman, the Asssessor of East Bethlehm Township.
16 pgs., approx. 4" x 6-1/4", handmade booklet, laid paper, bound with string at left.
The front page reads: "1800. Enumeration List of the Taxable Inhabitants & Slaves of East Bethlehem Townships Creek Township".
Lists nearly alphabetically the 230 taxable inhab...itants of Cross Creek Township, along with their occupation.
Following the list of the taxable inhabitants is the list of the 4 Slaves in the Township, headed "Names of Slaves", listing their names, sex, their age and the names of their owners.
The Slaves listed are:
Ralf Smith, male black, age 30, owned by Dorsey (this was Joseph Dorsey, who is listed as a farmer in the list of taxable inhabitants)
Hannah Smith, female black, aged 26, also owned by Joseph Dorsey
"Bobb", male Black, age 31, owned by Pricker (this was Georges Pricker, who is listed as a farmer in the list of taxable inhabitants)
"Hannah", female black, age 22, owned by Ross (there are four farmers named Ross in the list of taxable inhabitants).
The Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in Pennsylvania was passed in 1780. It prohibited further importation of slaves into the state, and required Pennsylvania slaveholders to annually register their slaves. It established that all children born in Pa. after the effective date of the Act, were free persons, regardless of the condition or race of their parents, but held that those who were enslaved in Pa. before the 1780 law came into effect, remained slaves for life. - The 4 Slaves listed in this document, were all born before the 1780 Act, and were considered slaves for life.
Following the list of Slaves, the Assessor of East Bethlehem Township, who would have sent a copy of this to the Washington County Commissioners as required by law, writes: "A true Copy by me, Anthony Horstman, Assessor".
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16 pgs., approx. 4" x 6-1/4", handmade booklet, laid paper, bound with string at left.
The front page reads: "1800. Enumeration List of the Taxable Inhabitants & Slaves of East Bethlehem Townships Creek Township".
Lists nearly alphabetically the 230 taxable inhab...itants of Cross Creek Township, along with their occupation.
Following the list of the taxable inhabitants is the list of the 4 Slaves in the Township, headed "Names of Slaves", listing their names, sex, their age and the names of their owners.
The Slaves listed are:
Ralf Smith, male black, age 30, owned by Dorsey (this was Joseph Dorsey, who is listed as a farmer in the list of taxable inhabitants)
Hannah Smith, female black, aged 26, also owned by Joseph Dorsey
"Bobb", male Black, age 31, owned by Pricker (this was Georges Pricker, who is listed as a farmer in the list of taxable inhabitants)
"Hannah", female black, age 22, owned by Ross (there are four farmers named Ross in the list of taxable inhabitants).
The Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in Pennsylvania was passed in 1780. It prohibited further importation of slaves into the state, and required Pennsylvania slaveholders to annually register their slaves. It established that all children born in Pa. after the effective date of the Act, were free persons, regardless of the condition or race of their parents, but held that those who were enslaved in Pa. before the 1780 law came into effect, remained slaves for life. - The 4 Slaves listed in this document, were all born before the 1780 Act, and were considered slaves for life.
Following the list of Slaves, the Assessor of East Bethlehem Township, who would have sent a copy of this to the Washington County Commissioners as required by law, writes: "A true Copy by me, Anthony Horstman, Assessor".
Very Fine condition.
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