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From: Sonya Stewart <>
Subject: Re: [PaCambri] Slavery
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 19:27:59 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.20011106135154.00752df0@accnorwalk.com>


I wrote a thesis once. If memory serves correctly
voluntary manumission in PA was in 1832. By the 1850
census there were no slaves left in the state of PA.
It worked like this. If you had a slave in 1832 you
had to register them. Those not registered were
automatically freed. I forget how the child thing
worked but the Quakers succeeded. Within 18 years the
whole thing was done with in PA. Anyone REALLY
interested in this let me know. I can probably cut
and paste from the thesis.

Sonya Stewart

--- lynne canterbury <> wrote:
>
> Someone just wrote and asked me about slavery in
> the 1800's in Cambria
> County. I didn't have a glimmer of an answer for
> her, except that I've
> never seen the subject come up before.
>
> So, to all of you experts out there, was there
> slavery in Cambria County
> in the 1800's?
>
> I've included a portion of her email below. Any
> help or insights will be
> appreciated.
>
> Lynne
>
> Extract of email:
>
> I am researching my gggrandmother Frances Mayhoe,
> who moved from Johnstown
> to VA. I just found a reference to Johnstown for the
> 1st time when I was in
> VA doing research. Until then, I always assumed she
> was born in VA. I have
> been using your site for the past 2 days to
> familiarize myself with the
> Johnstown area. I may not be able to find anything
> specific, because she
> was black. Do either of you know when the last
> slaves were freed in the
> area? I think she was born abt 1831-1832.
>
>
>
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