Note 41 — Chapter II
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"The last importation of slaves into Maryland was, as I am credibly informed, in the year 1769": William Eddis, Letters from America (London, 1792), p. 65, note.
The number of slaves in Maryland has been estimated as follows:—
In1704,4,475.Doc. rel. Col. Hist. New York, V. 605.
"1710,7,935.Ibid.
"1712,8,330. Scharf, History of Maryland, I. 377.
"1719,25,000.Doc. rel. Col. Hist. New York, V. 605.
"1748,36,000.McMahon, History of Maryland, I. 313.
"1755,46,356.Gentleman's Magazine, XXXIV. 261.
"1756,46,225.McMahon, History of Maryland, I. 313.
"1761,49,675.Dexter, Colonial Population, p. 21, note.
"1782,83,362.Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed.), XV. 603.
"1787,80,000.Dexter, Colonial Population, p. 21, note.