Illustrations

Figures

1. Joseph Chain advertisement, 1817

2. House Servants Wanted, 1817

3. A Plea for Charity, 1817

Maps

1. Map of the Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland

2. Map of the Delmarva Peninsula, ca. 1778

3. Map of Talbot County, 1878

Tables

1.1. Average per diem wages earned by freed men, 1789–1823 (in dollars)

1.2. Average per diem wages earned by freed women, 1789–1823 (in dollars)

1.3. Property owners in Trappe and Hole-in-the-Wall, Talbot County, 1804–32

2.1. Applicants for Certificates of Freedom as a percentage of whole free black populations, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties, 1805–34

2.2. Sex and age structures of Certificate of Freedom applicants, Talbot County, 1800–34

2.3. Sex and age structures of Certificate of Freedom applicants, Queen Anne’s County, 1807–34