I'd hesitate to go so far as "probably". There was a benefit to the state,
but I wouldn't suggest imputing the honesty of the census takers just to
suggest there may have been a greater number of black slave owners. And,
how would you decide on a numerical change factor?
Anne
At 03:20 PM 2/28/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Makes sense to me, so the free black population was probably underrepresented
>to some extent.
>
>JDS
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