The national hand-book of American progress : a ready reference manual of facts and figures, from the discovery of America to the present time . See page 353, J NATIONAL HAND-BOOK. iro SLAVE POPULATION IN THE U. S. IN 1860. States. 1860. Alabama 435,132 Arkansas 111,104 Delaware 1,798 Florida 61,753 Georgia 462,230 Kentucky 225,490 Louisiana 332,520 Maryland 87,188 Mississippi 436,696 Missouri 114,965 States. I860. North Carolina 331,081 South Carolina 402,541 Tennessee 275,784 Texas 180,388 Virginia 490,887 Nebraska (Territory). 10 Utah 29 New Mexico 24 District of Columbia. 3,181 Total 8,952
The national hand-book of American progress : a ready reference manual of facts and figures, from the discovery of America to the present time . See page 353, J NATIONAL HAND-BOOK. iro SLAVE POPULATION IN THE U. S. IN 1860. States. 1860. Alabama 435,132 Arkansas 111,104 Delaware 1,798 Florida 61,753 Georgia 462,230 Kentucky 225,490 Louisiana 332,520 Maryland 87,188 Mississippi 436,696 Missouri 114,965 States. I860. North Carolina 331,081 South Carolina 402,541 Tennessee 275,784 Texas 180,388 Virginia 490,887 Nebraska (Territory). 10 Utah 29 New Mexico 24 District of Columbia. 3,181 Total 8, STATISTICS OF SLAVERY BEFOREREVOLUTION. THE AMEEIOAN 8LAVEEY IN 1715. In the reign of George I., the ascertained popula-tion of the Continental Colonies was as follows : White Men. Negro Slave* New Hampshire 9,500 150 Massachusetts 94,000 2,000 Rhode Island 7,500 500 Connecticut 46,000 1,500 New York 27,000 4,000 Pennsylvania 43,300 2,500 New Jersey 21,000 1,500 Maryland 40,700 9,400 Virginia 72,000 .23,000 North Carolma 7,500 3,700 South Carolina 6,250 10,500 ~ 875,000 58,550 144 NATIONAL HAND-ii-OOK FIRST â¢^â fOWERTl, George Washington.âThe ancestors of George Wash-ington emigrated from England to Virginia, in 1657, andsettled in Westmoreland County, on the banks of the Po-tomac. His fathers name was Augustine, and he is said tol)ave been a wealthy planter in the Old Dominion. ^ He , , leaving large possessions to be distributed amongliis children, The maiden name of Washingtons mother was Mary Ball,a lady of refined taste and noble character. Washino^ton was born on the 22d of February, early education was acquired under the immediate in-spection of his devoted mother, and such instructors as shesaw fit to omploy. At the age of sixteen he had completed OF AMERICAN PROGRESS. 145 his studies, and was eager to enter upon a career of activityand usefulness. He would probably have been sent to England to com-plete his e
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