Series Information
COUNCIL OF SAFETY
(Census of 1776)
1776
S961
Series Description
Schedules from the council-directed census of 1776, taken for the
purpose of setting Maryland's quota for a tax to support the
Revolutionary War. Some list heads of households only, grouping
the other members of the household by age, sex, and race. Other
schedules, however, name each individual, recording their age,
sex, and race. Arranged by county (Anne Arundel, Baltimore,
Caroline, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Prince George's, Queen
Anne's, and Talbot only). Indexed in MARYLAND INDEXES Census
Index series [MSA S1419].