Gregg, Sorry, my error.
I withdraw my statement that there existed even the possibility of error
other than honest human error. The census data should accurately reflect
the racial composition of New Orleans.
Anne
At 04:10 PM 2/28/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Except that "free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of
>Years, and excluding Indians not taxed," counted as a full person, so I
>assume that would mean free blacks as well. Free blacks are certainly
>enumerated in the same schedules as free white people in the federal census.
>
>Gregg
>
>Gregg D. Kimball
>Director of Publications
> and Educational Services
>Library of Virginia
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>-----Original Message-----
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>The use of the census was to establish the population for representation
>purposes. A free black man or a slave was counted as 3/5 of a person. A
>white person would be a 5/5 person, so having more mixed blood folks going
>down on the census as white would increase the number of representatives the
>state could send to Congress. Where might the loyalties of the census takers
>have lied?
>
> Anne
>
>At 09:54 AM 2/28/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >So could census takers erroneously characterize some white freemen as
> >black freemen? Seems unlikely to me, but I guess possible. It would
> >seem that the opposite might be true, however, thereby understating the
> >level of free blacks.
> >
> >JDS
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