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Septennial census returns, 1779-1863 : records of the General Assembly (Record group 7). Subgroup : Records of the House of Representatives
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Microfilm Room XR923
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- Format:
- Microformat
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pennsylvania--Census--1779-1863.
- Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania--Population.
- Physical Description:
- 14 reels. ; 35 mm.
- Place of Publication:
- Harrisburg : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1975.
- Contents:
- Reel 1. Adams County 1800 - Cumberland County 1793,1800.
- Reel 2. Dauphin County 1786 - Franklin County 1821.
- Reel 3. Franklin County 1828 - Lancaster County 1800.
- Reel 4. Luzerne County 1800 - Philadelphia City 1793, 1800 Roll 5-14. Philadelphia City, 1863 (arranged by wards)
- Roll 14. Philadelphia County, 1793 - York, 1807.
- Notes:
- Microfilm of mss. collection.
- Contains the "names of taxable inhabitants ... most of the later returns list their occupations, and a few contain information on sex and age. Data on deaf and dumb and on blind persons also are found among the later returns. Inhabitants are listed according to township or other political subdivision... Returns beginning with the year 1800 also contain data on slaves."
- OCLC:
- 13106477
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