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African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A.P.Murray Collection, 1818-1907

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A Statistical inquiry into the condition of the people of colour, of the city and districts of Philadelphia.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
Philadelphia, Printed by Kite & Walton, 1849.

SUMMARY
A discussion and statistics on the occupations, means of livelihood, real estate owned, rate of population increase since 1837, schools, beneficial societies, penitentiary inmates, and churches of Philadelphia's African American community.

NOTES
"The census which forms the basis of the calculations ... was taken near the close of the year 1847 ... under the direction of some members of the Society of Friends."

SUBJECTS
Negroes--Philadelphia.

RELATED NAMES
Friends, Society of.

MEDIUM
44 p. 23 cm.

CALL NUMBER
E185.93.P41 S7

PART OF
Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

DIGITAL ID
lcrbmrp t2326 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/lcrbmrp.t2326

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