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THE PRICE OF FREEDOM This page intentionally left blank THE PRICE OF FREEDOM SLAVERY AND MANUMISSION IN BALTIMORE AND EARLY NATIONAL MARYLAND T. Stephen Whitman THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Publication of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Copyright 1997 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine College, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Club Historical Society, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University. All rights reserved Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Whitman, T. Stephen, 1950- The price of freedom : slavery and manumission in Baltimore and early national Maryland I T. Stephen Whitman. p. em. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8131-5554-8 1. Slavery-Maryland. 2. Slavery-Maryland-Baltimore. 3. Slaves-Emancipation-Maryland. 4. Slaves-Emancipation Maryland-Baltimore. 5. Maryland-History. 6. Maryland-Race relations. 7. Baltimore (Md.)-History. 8. Baltimore (Md.)-Race relations. I. Title. E445.M3W45 1997 975.2'00496-dc20 96-27386 This book is printed on acid To Dorothy]. and Aaron T. Whitman This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Maps ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1 SLAVERY IN EARLY NATIONAL BALTIMORE AND RURAL MARYLAND 8 2 INDUSTRIAL SLAVERY IN BALTIMORE 33 3 THE BLACK DRIVE FOR AUTONOMY AND MASTERS' RESPONSES 6r 4 MANUMISSION AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF SLAVERY 93 5 FREE BLACK FAMILY STRATEGIES FOR GAINING FREEDOM rr9 6 POLITICAL-ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND FREE BLACKS 140 Conclusions 158 Appendix A: Baltimore Slaveholders, 1790-1820 167 Appendix B: Occupational Categories 170 Appendix C: Sale Prices of Term Slaves and Slaves for Life 175 Notes 178 Bibliography 216 Index 233 This page intentionally left blank ILLUSTRATIONS 1. BUSINESS CARD OF MARYLAND CHEMICAL WORKS, 1828 44 2. FARDY AND AULD'S SHIPYARD, 1854 59 3. BROADSIDE, 1810 ro6 4. BROADSIDE, 1825 ro7 5. BALTIMORE STREET, 1811 146 MAPS 1. STATE OF MARYLAND, 1794 34 2. CITY AND ENVIRONS OF BALTIMORE, 1801 38
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