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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
 Pennsylvania State Archives

RG-47
Records of the County Governments (Microfilm Copies)
Bedford County, Prothonotary
RECORDS OF NEGRO AND MULATTO CHILDREN AND MISCELLANEOUS SLAVE RECORDS, [ca. 1780-1834]

*Images of Each Page*


The entries are arranged chronologically by the date of the document.

Petitions to keep the services of slaves past age twenty-eight; certificates of claim to runaway slaves; court orders to remove runaway slaves; a bill of sale; an apprentice indenture; and a record of “negro” and “mulatto” children registered.

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BEDFORD COUNTY RECORDS OF NEGRO AND MULATTO CHILDREN AND MISCELLANEOUS SLAVE RECORDS, [ca. 1780-1834]
(*Note: page numbers below DO NOT correspond exactly to page numbers on images)

 

PA State Archives Hours, Directions, & Fees Research Topics Online Catalog Land Records