Union Army Slave Appraisal Records from Mississippi, 1863-1865 (ICPSR 9427)
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Robert A. Margo
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09427.v1
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This data collection, designed to study conditions of slave life, contains information on contrabands and runaways. Information is provided regarding the county where the appraisal was conducted, date of appraisal, name, age, eye and face color, weight, height, sex, and appraised value of the slave in dollars.
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2026-06-04 - This record has been revised to remove or replace language that may be outdated, harmful, or offensive. Updated terminology reflects current descriptive standards. Historical terms may remain in titles, source-supplied metadata, or study materials.
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All slaves who appeared in a set of appraisal records for Civil War Mississippi.
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Union Army Slave Appraisal Records from Mississippi
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1991-10-23
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2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
- Margo, Robert A. UNION ARMY SLAVE APPRAISAL RECORDS FROM MISSISSIPPI, 1863-1865. Cambridge, MA: Robert A. Margo, Harvard University [producer], 1979. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1991. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09427.v1
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