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Subject: Projects
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 08:38:37 EST

I am taking a break in the family genealogy (getting source documents
transcribed & online) to work on a couple of new projects for the web site.
I think several people on the various western NC, VA and east TN lists may be
interested in the one following.

First, I am abstracting from Prince George's County, MD Inventory Book DD1
1741-1744 lists of debts due to the various estates. So far, about half
through, I have about 200 names. Not all are residents of PG county, i.e.,
Augustus WASHINGTON owed an estate 5 pistoles, but when they are not, most
seem to give the residence of the debtor. Also there are comments on some of
them such as "Deceased, no effects" & "Run". I assume "run" means the person
left town. I proofread the first half yesterday and hopefully will get the
remainder typed tonight to proof Wednesday (my night out..LOL). Once that is
online, I will get to DD2. Oh, a point. The people listed are usually just
people who owed money to the deceased when he/she died. They usually are not
hard core debtors...and since so much of the economy of that time was tied up
in trade/barter till the next crop was harvested there is an intersting group
of people from all social strata.

Second and I need some help on this. There are many, many slaves listed on
these inventories giving, usually, name & age. I plan on going through all
the inventories again to abstract these in hopes of helping some of their
descendents. Does anyone know of a "clearinghouse" for data of this sort? I
will start that after the DD1 is "published".

Best of wishes,

Billy

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