Slavery in Pennsylvania / A Dissertation Submitted to the Board of University Studies of the Johns Hopkins University in Conformity with the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 1910

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A DISSERTATION
SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF UNIVERSITY STUDIES OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY IN CONFORMITY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, 1910
EDWARD RAYMOND TURNER
Professor of History in the University of Michigan
THE LORD BALTIMORE PRESS BALTIMORE, MD., U. S. A. 1911
The Introduction of Negroes into Pennsylvania.
Legal Status of the Slave.