Sources that may prove helpful in documenting an Essex County slave’s transition from slavery to freedom.
- 1754 Massachusetts Slave Census
- The Federal Census
- Master / Mistress Family Papers
- Birth Records
- Marriage Records
- Death Records
- Court Records
- Town Records
- Military Pension Records
- Personal Correspondence
- Church Records
- Wills
- Outdoor Relief / Poorhouse Records
- Newspaper Accounts
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