The Slaves of Charles Duvall of Vansville, Prince George's, Maryland 1850

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black History

Contents 1 1820 Census 2 1840 Census 3 1850 Census 4 1860 Census 5 Fugitive Slave Cases 6 Sources

1820 Census

1820 Census of Vansville, Prince George's, Maryland, Charles Duvall is listed as owning 15 slaves.^[1]

1840 Census

1840 Census of Prince George's County, Maryland, Charles Duvall is listed as owning 45 slaves^[2]

1850 Census

1850 Slave Schedule of Vansville, District 1, Prince George's, Maryland, Charles Duvall is listed as owning 55 slaves.^[3]

Charles Duvall
Male	78	1772	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	65	1785	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	65	1785	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	50	1800	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	50	1800	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	30	1820	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	30	1820	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	25	1825	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	25	1825	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	25	1825	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	18	1832	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	18	1832	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	12	1838	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	10	1840	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	3	1847	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	3	1847	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	3	1847	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	3	1847	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	3	1847	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	2	1848	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	2	1848	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	2	1848	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	2	1848	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	2	1848	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	1	1849	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	1	1849	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	1	1849	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	1	1849	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Male	1	1849	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	60	1790	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	60	1790	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	50	1800	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	45	1805	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	30	1820	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	30	1820	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	30	1820	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	25	1825	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	25	1825	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	18	1832	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	12	1838	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	12	1838	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	10	1840	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	3	1847	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	3	1847	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	3	1847	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	3	1847	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	3	1847	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	2	1848	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	2	1848	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	2	1848	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	2	1848	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	1	1849	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	1	1849	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	1	1849	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule
Female	1	1849	Black	Slave	1850 Slave Schedule

1860 Census

In the 1860 Slave Schedule of District 1, Prince George's, Maryland Charles Duvall is listed as owning 54 slaves.^[4]

Name:	Charles Duvall
Residence Date:	1860
Residence Place:	District 1, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Number of Enslaved People:	54
All Enslaved People:
Gender	Age
Male	12
Male	10
Female	25
Female	35
Female	35
Female	31
Female	30
Female	40
Female	17
Female	18
Female	10
Female	3
Female	15
Female	30
Female	15
Female	4
Female	3
Male	14
Male	10
Male	7
Female	6
Female	5
Female	6
Female	3
Male	24
Female	60
Female	60
Female	50
Male	50
Male	56
Male	35
Male	32
Male	28
Male	30
Male	23
Male	20
Male	20
Male	35
Male	19
Male	18
Male	14
Male	12
Male	10
Male	8
Male	8
Male	6
Male	6
Male	5
Male	7
Male	7
Male	3
Male	20
Male	12
Male	10

Fugitive Slave Cases

“Fugitive Slave Cases, 1862,” May 15-19, 1862 (By file date or affidavit)

Original papers in fugitive slave cases before the Circuit Court of the U.S. for the District of Columbia consisting of claimants petitions, affidavits for arrest of fugitive slaves, warrants of arrest, depositions, court orders to deliver fugitive slaves to claimants, and related papers.

Transcribed from National Archives Microfilm Publication M433 “Records of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Relating to Slaves, 1851-1863, Roll 3.^[5]

District of Columbia

Washington County to wit:

On this 15th day of May 1862 personally appeared in open court in the circuit court of the District of Columbia Dr. Charles Duvall a citizen of the United States residing in Prince George County, State of Maryland, and made oath according to law that he is the lawful owner of three Negro men slaves named respectively Tom (Chesley), Lee (Chesley) and Wilson (no other name known) that they are slaves for life, and were serving him at his residence in Prince George County; that Tom absconded last fall; Wilson absconded just after the Easter Holidays this present year, and Lee about two weeks ago; that the said slaves absconded without the knowledge or consent and against the will of affiant, and are now fugitives from labor and service justly and lawfully due to affiant by them in said Prince George County and he has reason to believe, and does believe they are now in the District of Columbia and he prays proves, and that the said slaves may be taken, and returned to him by order of this court according to the statutes in such case made and provided.

Charles Duvall Sworn to in open court Test: Jno. A. Smith, Clk.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census. 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Vansville, Prince George, Maryland; Page: 9; NARA Roll: M33_44; Image: 165. Image
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census. Year: 1840; Census Place: Prince Georges, Maryland; Roll: 169; Page: 12; Family History Library Film: 0013186. Image
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Image
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules [database on-line]. Image
5. ↑ National Archives Microfilm Publication M433 “Records of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Relating to Slaves, 1851-1863, Roll 3. Link

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6Q63-3DR?cc=1420440&wc=MJCD-922%3A1042936001%2C1042953701%2C1042953702 : 22 May 2014), Maryland > Prince George's > Prince George's county > image 140 of 144; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).