Beneath the Underground: The Flight to Freedom
and Antebellum Communities in Maryland, 1830-1860
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NPS Grant Final Report, May 30, 2003
Contents

i Approval Form
ii Introduction to Research at the Maryland State Archives
iii Preface
iv Crime and Punishment: A Note on Fugitive Slave Laws in Maryland, 1600s - 1800s
xiv Maps
xv Tables
2 Project Overview
9 The Work
10 Resources Identification, Evaluation, & Imaging
12 Indexing and Transcription
13 Large Population Profiles
13 On-Line Accessibility
14 Results, Findings, and Case Studies
20 Baltimore County
30 Frederick County
40 Prince George's County
54 Suggestions for Future Work
Appendix
A-1 Index to Maryland Fugitives Noted in William Still, The Underground Railroad, 1872
B-1 Index to Runaway Slave Advertisements and Notices of Committal for the Baltimore Sun, 1837 - 1860
C-1 Index to Baltimore City and Baltimore County Jail Dockets and Runaway Dockets, 1827 - 1850 



 
Beneath the Underground: The Flight to Freedom
and Antebellum Communities in Maryland, 1830-1860
Final Report, May 30, 2003
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