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The Negro in Tennessee, 1790-1865

by Caleb Perry Patterson

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Appendices

A. Anti-slavery Societies of Tennessee

I. Tennessee Manumission Society 1815.

County Branches: Blount, Greene, Washington, Jefferson, Knox.

Local Branches: Bethesda, Beaver Creek, Carter’s Station, Chestooy, Dumplin Creek, French Broad, Hickory Creek, Holston, Knoxville, Little River, Maryville, Middle Creek, Mount Gilead, Nolachucky, Powell’s Valley, Stock Creek. Turkey Creek, and Rock Creek.

II. Humane Protection Society of Tennessee, 1821.

III. Moral, Religious Manumission Society of Tennessee, 1821.

IV. Emancipating Labor Society, 1826.

B. Tennessee Colonization Society, 1829

Branches: Bolivar, Somerville, Memphis, Covington, Jackson, Paris, Clarksville, Columbia, Shelbyville, Winchester, Murfreesboro, Gallatin, Knoxville, Marysville, New Market, Jonesboro, Kingsport, Rutherford, Franklin.

C. Anti-slavery Leaders in Tennessee

Anderson, Robert

Brazelton, Santy

Boyd, James

Brooks, Stephen

Buckhart, George

Caldwell, James

Cain, Joseph

Callen, Archibald

Campbell, Alexander

Canaday, John

Cartwright, Peter

Coppock, Aaron

Coulson, John

Cowan, Andrew

Criswell, Andrew

Cummings, James

Daily, Hiram

Dalzel, David

Earnest, Lawrence

Earnest, Wesley

Embree, Elihu

Embree, Elijah

Frazier, Abner

Galbraith, James

Garrett, William

Gray, Asa

Hackney, Aaron

Hammer, Aaron

Hammer, Isaac

Hammer, Elisha

Harrison, Isaiah

Harris, John

Hodge, Thomas

Hooks, John

Houston, James

Huffaker, Justice

Kerr, John

Kendall, T. S.

Kennedy, James

Lee, William

Lee, Ephriam

Leeper, Allen

Lindsey, Philip

Lockhart, Jesse

Logan, Alexander

Lundy, Benjamin

Malcum, William

Mainess, Samuel

Marshall, John

Maulsby, David

McCampbell, James

McClellan, James

McCarkle, Francis

McKeen, Thomas H.

Deadrick, David

Doak, Samuel

Dean, Thomas

Eggleston, Elijah

Newman, Joseph

Osborn, Charles

Osborn. J.

Pardae, John

Pickering, Ellis

Pickering, Enos

Rankin, John

Rencan, Thomas

Roberts, William

Roy, Rev. John

Jones, James

Jones, Isaac

Jones, Isaiah

Jones, Thomas

Johnson, Josiah

Smith, Isaac

Snoddy, William

Stanfield, David

Swain, Elihu

Swain, John

Swan, John

Tuckers, Joseph

Underhill, Richard

Underhill, Jesse

McNees, Samuel

Milliken, William

Moore, John

Morgan, John

Wilkins, J. H.

Williams, John

Williams, Richard

Willis, Jesse

Wills, George

Wilson, P. N.

Woods, W. W.

Yerkley, Henry

D. List of Emigrants to Liberia From Tennessee, 1820-1866

ShipDateNo. of Emigrants
Ship HarrietJanuary, 18292
Brig LiberiaDecember, 182313
Ship RoanokeDecember, 18321
Brig AjaxMay, 18335
Schooner OrientalMay, 183734
Brig Rudolph GronningFebruary, 184110
Barque UnionMay, 184110
Ship MariposaJune, 184284
Barque RothschildJanuary, 184625
Schooner D. C. FosterMarch, 185035
Liberia PacketDecember, 185015
Brig AlidaFebruary, 185118
Liberia PacketDecember, 185125
Brig Julia FordJanuary, 185213
Brig ZebraDecember, 185228
Bark AdelineJune, 185396
Brig General PierceDecember, 185385
Ship Sophia WalkerMay, 185428
Brig HarpJune, 185421
Brig General PierceDecember, 185417
Bark Cora.May, 185513
Bark CoraNovember, 185531
Ship Elvira OwenMay, 185642
Ship M. C. StephensDecember, 185613
Ship M. C. StephensMay, 185723
Ship M. C. StephensNovember, 185921
Ship M. C. StephensMay, 18608
GolcondaNovember, 1866144

E. Vice-Presidents of American Colonization Society From Tennessee

Andrew Jackson.1819-1822
Rt. Rev. Bishop Otey.1840-1863
Rev. Dr. Edgar.1845-1861
Rev. P. Lindsley, D.D.1845-1854
Bishop Soule, D.D.1848-1867
Hon. Frederick P. Stanton.1851-1858
Hon. John Bell.1861-1868

F. Comparative List of Manumission Societies and Members in United States

Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York4300
Pennsylvania (East)4400
Pennsylvania (West)12500
Delaware2100
Maryland11500
District of Columbia2100
Virginia8250
Ohio4300
Kentucky8200
Tennessee251,000
North Carolina503,000
1306,625

Exclusive of ten or twelve societies in Illinois. Observe that 106 of these societies were in slaveholding states.

G. Slave and Free Negro Population in Tennessee From 1790-1860

1790.3,417361
1800.13,584309
1810.44,7341,318
1820.80,1052,739
1830.141,6474,511
1840.183,0595,524
1850.239,4396,442
1860.275,7197,300

H. Comparative Value of Land and Slaves in the Three Divisions of Tennessee, 1859

LandTown LotsSlavesOther PropertyAggregate
East Tennessee$ 46,127,012$ 3,044,802$ 10,470,926$ 4,333,845$ 64,186,514
Mid. Tennessee114,053,5495,832,71855,850,57913,229,968188,867,004
West Tennessee52,640,43220,893,33844,638,7525,030,225124,155,123
212,820,99329,770,858110,960,25722,594,038377,208,641

I. Approximate Value of Property, Slaves, Land, and Cotton in Tennessee

YearPropertySlavesPer Acre
Land
Per Lb.
Cotton
1836.$117,845,136$584.00$4.00$.17½
1838.125,013,756540.003.82.13½
1840.122,957,624543.003.84.09
1842.118,847,672509.003.56.08
1844.109,178,121420.003.35.07½
1846.113,176,959413.723.03.05½
1848.129,510,043467.443.06.09½
1850.159,558,183506.933.25.12
1852.186,621,119547.263.84.11
1854.219,011,047605.524.60.12
1856.260,319,611689.005.49.12½
1858.320,398,012792.237.04.14
1859.377,208,641854.658.19.15

J. Classification of Slave Holders in Tennessee and the United States, 1860

Holders ofTennesseeUnited States
17,82076,670
24,73845,934
33,60934,747
43,01228,907
52,53624,225
62,06620,600
71,78317,235
81,56514,852
91,26012,511
10 to 153,77940,367
15 to 201,74421,315
20 to 301,62320,789
30 to 406439,648
40 to 502845,179
50 to 702195,217
70 to 1001163,149
100 to 200401,980
200 to 3006224
300 to 500174
500 to 1000013
1000 and over01

These figures are for the United States, exclusive of territories and District of Columbia.

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