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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1914 edition. Excerpt: ... BIBLIOGRAPHY The following titles have been referred to in the preceding pages of this study: -- MANUSCRIPT SOURCES A. Official. I. Circuit Court Records, Boone County, years 1851-61, Books D, E, F, G, H. 2. Circuit Court Records, Cape Girardeau County, years 1837, 1844, 1850, 1851, 1858, 1859, Books D, F, G, H, J, K. 3. Circuit Court Records, Greene County, years 1845-60, Books C, Dsr, Djr, E. 4. Circuit Court Records, Henry County, years 1851-61, Books B.C. 5. Circuit Court Records, Howard County, years 1835-37, 1851 61, vols. 5, 6, 10, 11, 12. 6. Records of the St. Louis Supreme Court of Record, or Gen eral Court (Territorial Court), 1812-20, 2 vols. In the Supreme Court Library at Jefferson City. 7. Circuit Court Records, St. Louis County, years 1830-33, 1836 37, 1855, 1858, vols. 6, 8, 27, 28. 8. Manumission Papers from the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, years 1853-56. In the Missouri Historical Society. 9. Probate Records, Boone County, Inventories, Appraisements, and Sales, Book B, 1854-61. 10. Probate Records, Cape Girardeau County, Files, years 1816 25 11. Probate Records, Greene County, Inventories and Appraise ments, Book A, 1857-65. 12. Probate Records, Henry County, Appraisements, Inven tories, and Sales, 1854-66. 13. Probate Records, Lafayette County, Inventories, Sale Bills, etc., Books A, B, C, D, 1855-65. 14. Probate Records, St. Louis County, Files, 1805-65. 15. Probate Records, Saline County, Will Record, Book A, 1837-60. Inventories, Appraisements, and Sales, Book 1, 1855-61; ibid., 1861, Book 2. Files, 1840-55. Records, Book G, 1850-66. 16. Census Enumeration, Cooper County, 1850, Slave Enumera tion, Schedule no. 2; Social Statistics, Schedule no. 6. E. E. Buckner, Ass't Marshal (United States). 17. Census..

Excerpt from Slavery in Missouri, 1804-1865 The birth-rate was perhaps about the same as it is among the negroes of the State today, but because of the property interest of the master the death-rate may have been lower. For the year ending June 1, 1850, the slave births in Missouri numbered 2699, while the deaths amounted to If these figures are correct, the births were double the death toll. It would be unsafe, however, to generalize from these limited data. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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