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Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
ICPSR
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101113
This
study uses historical records from 36 archives in the United States to analyze 8,437 enslaved people’s sale and/or
appraisal prices from 1797 to 1865. Demographic
information, including name, year, age/age group, gender, state, and
trade/skill notations were recorded when applicable. By calculating average
appraisal and sale values across cross-sections of gender (male or female) and
age group (0-10 years old, 11-22 years old, 23-39 years old, and 40+ years
old), a total of sixteen major comparative prices were analyzed (app/male/0-10;
app/female/0-10; sale/male/0-10; sale/female/0-10; app/male/11-22;
app/female/11-22; sale/male/11-22; sale/female/11-22; app/male/23-39;
app/female/23-39; sale/male/23-39; sale/female/23-39; app/male/40+;
app/female/40+; sale/male/40+; sale/female/40+).
Scholars
have the opportunity to use this data set to understand how enslaved people
were valued and appraised. The demographic data included will be useful to
those who want to explore various aspects of the history of slavery and
enslaved people.
ICPSR.I.A.1.d
administrative records data~~census/enumeration data~~event/transaction data~~medical records~~observational data~~
<div> The
universe of this study includes enslaved individuals in the United States
(specifically in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia) during the late
eighteenth and early to mid-nineteenth century.
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Value
StudyUnit101113
All the data comes from manuscript archival collections at various historical repositories.<br>