Benjamin Banneker - Baltimore County petition to move the county seat from Joppa to Baltimore
Time: 1768
Place: Baltimore County, Province of Maryland
Details: In 1768, he signed a Baltimore County petition to move the county seat from Joppa to Baltimore. An entry for his property in a 1773 Baltimore County tax list identified Banneker as the only adult member of his household.
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