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Illustrations Figures 1. Joseph Chain advertisement, 1817 40 2. House Servants Wanted, 1817 49 3. A Plea for Charity, 1817 122 Maps 1. Map of the Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland xviii 2. Map of the Delmarva Peninsula, ca. 1778 11 3. Map of Talbot County, 1878 101 Tables 1.1. Average per diem wages earned by freed men, 1789–1823 (in dollars) 35 1.2. Average per diem wages earned by freed women, 1789–1823 (in dollars) 35 1.3. Property owners in Trappe and Hole-in-the-Wall, Talbot County, 1804–32 43 viii Illustrations 2.1. Applicants for Certificates of Freedom as a percentage of whole free black populations, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties, 1805–34 51 2.2. Sex and age structures of Certificate of Freedom applicants, Talbot County, 1800–34 55 2.3. Sex and age structures of Certificate of Freedom applicants, Queen Anne’s County, 1807–34 56 ...

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