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Benjamin Banneker

Baltimore County petition to move the county seat from Joppa to Baltimore

1768
Baltimore County, Province of Maryland

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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