Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum Commission
Pennsylvania State Archives
RG-47
Records of the County Governments (Microfilm Copies)
Cumberland County, Clerk of Courts
SLAVE RETURNS, 1780, 1789, 1814
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Each Page*
The entries are unarranged.
Loose returns for slaves living in Cumberland County. Information includes name
of slave owner, county and township, slaveowner’s occupation, and name, sex, and
age of slave. An example: William Duncan of Hopewell Township in Cumberland County
reports Toma, a female slave for life, aged about 22 years. Signed by William
Duncan on October 11, 1780.
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CUMBERLAND COUNTY SLAVE RETURNS, 1780, 1789, 1814
(*Note: page numbers below do not correspond exactly to page numbers on images)