Date: 9 April 1812
Registrant: Barker, Abner
Historical County: Allegheny
Modern County: Allegheny
Residence: Pittsburgh
Tags: hereditary term slavery
Details given are as recorded in the registration.
Date of Birth: 12 November 1811
Sex: Male
Race: Mulatto
Status: Term Slave (28 Years)
Name of mother: Milla
Race of mother: Negro
Status of mother: Term Slave (28 Years)
Description of mother: "Negro Women"
Details given are as recorded in the registration.
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No. 187.
To the Clk of the Peace of Ally County
Abner Barker of the Borough of Pittsburgh
Returns to the said Clk a male mullattoe
Child, called “Frank” born on or about the
12th Day of November 1811, of a Negro
Women called Milla’ the property of said
Barker and liable to serve untill the
age of 28 years
Allegheny County Sst
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Before me the Subcriber Clk of the peace
in and for the said county personaly ap-
peared Abner Barker of the Borough of
Pittsgh in the said County who being
duly sworn according to Law deposeth and
saith that the above Return is just and
true to the best of his Knowledge and
belif
Abner Barker
Sworn & Subscribed before
me this 9th April 1812
E Pentland Pro
Additional Primary Sources: Commonwealth v. Barker (1824);