Monthly Archive:: April 2020
30 Apr 2020
Runaway Advertisements
By Aaron Goodwin On 30 April 2020 In Uncategorized
In colonial America’s earliest years, those with runaway slaves, indentured servants, apprentices, military deserters, escaped prisoners, husbands, wives, or children had to rely on broadsides or word of mouth to advertise a reward for their return. Unsurprisingly,
30 Apr 2020
The 1870 Federal Census’s Second Enumeration
By Aaron Goodwin On 30 April 2020 In Uncategorized
By all reports, the 1870 federal census was a mess. It was the last census for which U.S. Marshals were used as census takers. As there weren’t enough Marshals, a number of men were made Assistant Marshals