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Registration Details

Date: 13 September 1780

Registrant: Galbraith, James

Historical County: Cumberland

Modern County: Cumberland

Residence: East Pennsboro

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Registered Individual(s)

Details given are as recorded in the registration.

Sharper

Date of Birth: 1710

Sex: Male

Race: Negro

Status: Lifelong Slave

Name of mother: Unspecified

Race of mother: Unspecified

Status of mother: Unspecified

Description of mother: Unspecified


Chloe

Date of Birth: 1720

Sex: Female

Race: Negro

Status: Lifelong Slave

Name of mother: Unspecified

Race of mother: Unspecified

Status of mother: Unspecified

Description of mother: Unspecified


Hercules

Date of Birth: 1764

Sex: Male

Race: Negro

Status: Lifelong Slave

Name of mother: Unspecified

Race of mother: Unspecified

Status of mother: Unspecified

Description of mother: Unspecified


Rachell

Date of Birth: 1772

Sex: Female

Race: Negro

Status: Lifelong Slave

Name of mother: Unspecified

Race of mother: Unspecified

Status of mother: Unspecified

Description of mother: Unspecified


Violet

Date of Birth: 1774

Sex: Female

Race: Negro

Status: Lifelong Slave

Name of mother: Unspecified

Race of mother: Unspecified

Status of mother: Unspecified

Description of mother: Unspecified


Luce

Date of Birth: 1775

Sex: Female

Race: Negro

Status: Lifelong Slave

Name of mother: Unspecified

Race of mother: Unspecified

Status of mother: Unspecified

Description of mother: Unspecified


Enslaver(s)

Details given are as recorded in the registration.

Galbraith, James

Occupation: Farmer

Relation to registrant: self


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13th October 1780
James Galbraith Esqr
& John Buchanan

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James Galbreath of Eastpennsbro’ Township ^ Esqr Returns

Sharper a Male Negroe Slave Aged 70 years
Chloe a female Negroe Slave Aged 60 years
Hercules a Male Negroe Slave Aged 16 years
Rachell a female Negroe Slave Aged 8 years
Violet a female Negroe Slave Aged 6 years
Luce a female Negroe Slave Aged 5 years

J Agnew Esqr
13th Septr 1780

Andw Galbraith


John Buchannan of the Town of Carlisle Waggon Master Returns

Poll a female Negroe Slave Aged 18 Years

Carlisle 13th Septr 1780
John Agnew Esqr

John Buchanan

Registry



13th Octr 1780

90 James Galbraith Esqr East Penns Farmer
261 Sharper a Male Negro Slave for Life X 70 yrs
262 Chloe a Female Negro Slave for life X 60 do
263 Hercules a Male negro Slave for life X 16 do
264 Rachel a Female Negro Slave for life X 8 do
265 Violet a Female negro Slave for do X 6 do
266 Luce a Female negro Slave for do X 5 do

Sources

  • Enslaver return: Slave Returns, Nos. 90-1, Records of the Clerk of Courts, Cumberland County Archives, Carlisle, PA
  • Clerk registry: Slave and Slaveowner Register, vol. 1, p. 29, Records of the Clerk of Courts, Cumberland County Archives, Carlisle, PA