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Status Not every record contains a status. The terms below are the status terms used in the database.
female artisan free black artisan indentured black servant artisan indentured servant artisan	Indian artisan journeyman artisan slave artisan

Summary Below is a list of Summary terms used in the database.
abolition advocate account book exists Africa (from) Africa (to) age Alabama (to) Albany N.Y. (from) Albany N.Y. (to) Alexandria Va. (from) Alexandria Va. (to) also a cooper also a sawyer American Aca. of Fine Arts American Philosophical Soc Annapolis Md. (from) Annapolis Md. (to) apprentice matter apprenticed apprenticed--age--runaway assaying Athenian Society auction (while alive) Augusta Ga. (from) Augusta Ga. (to) Austria (from) Baden (from) baker (secondary trade) Baltimore Harmonic Society Baltimore Md. (from) Baltimore Md. (to) bankruptcy Baptist Bavaria (from) Bedfordshire Eng. (from) Belfast (from) Belgium (from) bellows made Bermuda (from) Bethlehem Pa. (from) Bethlehem Pa. (to) Bible Society biographical material Birmingham Eng. (from) Bohemia (from) Boston Mass. (from) Boston Mass. (to) Brandenberg (from) Bristol Eng. (from) Bristol Eng. (to) British alien War of l8l2 brother Brown Fellowship Society button molds made California (to) Calvinist Canada (from) Canada (to) carpet warehouse cartographer Catholic census census of manufactures Charleston Library Society Charleston Neck Society Charleston S.C. (from) Charleston S.C. (to) child labor evidence child/children church rules broken citizenship renounced civic responsibility clay pipe made clothing (indentured servant's) clothing (slave's) clothing described collecting accounts Cologne (from) complains against master confectionery Congregationalist Connecticut (from) Connecticut (to) contract to perform work Cornwall Eng. (from) court complainant court defendant court witness criminal act Cumberland Eng. (from) death Delaware (from) Delaware (to) Denmark (from) design source Devon Eng. (from) directory listing disaster victim divorce or separation Dorset Eng. (from) Dublin (from) Dublin (to) duel Eastern Shore Md. (from) Eastern Shore Md. (to) Edinburgh (from)	Edinburgh (to) emancipation of slave endorsement (of or by) England (from) England (to) Episcopalian estate admin. or executor estate matter Europe (from) Europe (to) explores West exports (domestic) exports (foreign) Fellowship Society filigree work fishing tackle made flags made Florida (from) Florida (to) fraktur painter France (from) France (to) fraternal participation Fredericksburg Va. (to) Fredericksburg Va.(from) Freemason French Benevolent Society French Patriotic Society Friendly Bros. of Ireland fulling Georgetown D.C. (from) Georgetown D.C. (to) Georgia (from) Georgia (to) German Friendly Society German Reformed Church Germany (from) Germany (to) Glasgow (from) Glasgow (to) Guernsey Eng. (from) Hagerstown Md. (to) hair work Hanover (from) Hibernian Society historical works (artist) Holland (from) Holland (to) Huguenot illustrative drawing imports (domestic source) imports (foreign source) imports (unstated source) indentured servant employed Indiana (from) Indiana (to) industry described insane insurance policy reference inventory inventory lists subject Ireland (from) Ireland (to) Italy (from) Italy (to) Jewish Jockey Club journeyman employed journeyman needed Kentucky (from) Kentucky (to) Lancashire Eng. (from) Lancaster Pa. (from) Lancaster Pa. (to) land matter land matter (out of state) land/seascape painter lessee of property letter about subject letter at post office letter by subject Lexington Ky. (from) Lexington Ky. (to) literary talent Lititz Pa. (from) Lititz Pa. (to) Liverpool Eng. (from) Liverpool Eng. (to) London (from) London (to) lost or found Louisiana (from) Louisiana (to) loyalist (American Revol.) Lutheran Lynchburg Va. (from) Lynchburg Va. (to) machines used Maine (from) Maine (to) Manchester Eng. (from) Marine Society marriage marriage agreement Maryland (from)	Maryland (to) Massachusetts (from) Massachusetts (to) materials used in trade Mechanic Society Methodist Michigan (to) Middle East (to) military affiliation military deserter milliner mineralogist miniature painter misdemeanor missing person Mississippi (to) Missouri (from) Moravian Mount Zion Society multilingual museum connection musical Nashville Tenn. (from) Nashville Tenn. (to) naturalist (artist) naturalized Nazareth Pa. (from) Nazareth Pa. (to) New England (from) New England (to) New Hampshire (from) New Jersey (from) New Jersey (to) New Mexico (to) New Orleans La. (from) New Orleans La. (to) New York City (from) New York City (to) New York State (from) New York State (to) Newport R.I. (from) Newport R.I. (to) Norfolk Va. (from) Norfolk Va. (to) Normandy (from) North Carolina (from) North Carolina (to) Northumberland Eng.(from) Norway (from) Norwich Eng. (from) noted patron Nottingham Eng. (from) Ohio (from) Ohio (to) Oxford Eng. (from) paid for wares or services Palatinate (from) Palmetto Society parentage Paris (from) Paris (to) partnership patriot (American Revol.) Penn. Academy of Fine Arts Pennsylvania (from) Pennsylvania (to) pensioner personal property deed personnel identified Petersburg Va. (from) Petersburg Va. (to) petition to government Philadelphia Pa. (from) Philadelphia Pa. (to) photo of attributed work photo of documented work photo of marked work photo of student's work physical description Pittsburgh Pa. (from) Pittsburgh Pa. (to) plumber Plymouth Eng. (from) political position portrait exists portrait painter Portugal (from) Portugal (to) power of attorney held Presbyterian prices of wares or work printing (set type) profile taker property attached for debt Prussia (from) pump maker Quaker Raleigh N.C. (from) Raleigh N.C. (to) reeds made (looms) religious painter remarriage indicated removal mentioned restores art retirement	Rhode Island (from) Rhode Island (to) Richmond Va. (from) Richmond Va. (to) robbery victim Rome (from) Rome (to) Royal Academy member runaway Russia (from) Russia (to) S.C. Agricultural Society S.C. Soc/Promo. Arts & Mfg saddler's work sash maker Savannah Ga. (from) Savannah Ga. (to) Saxony (from) Saxony (to) Schenectady N.Y. (from) Scotland (from) Scotland (to) seal cutting secondary source included services in trade services outside trade Shaker Sheffield Eng. (from) shop description shopkeeping sign of trade signs with a mark Silesia (from) sister slave owner Society of the Cincinnati Somerset Eng. (from) Sons of Liberty South America (from) South America (to) South Carolina (from) South Carolina (to) South Carolina Society Spain (from) Spain (to) spouse St. Andrew's Hunting Club St. Andrew's Society St. Cecilia Society St. David's Club St. George's Society St. Philip's Club St. Tammany Society St.Patrick Benevolent Soc. Staffordshire Eng. (from) Stockholm (from) stocking weaver Sweden (from) Switzerland (from) tax listing teacher Tennessee (from) Tennessee (to) Thuringia (from) tool/tools named trade advertisement transported felon Unitarian United States (from) United States (to) Vermont (from) Virginia (from) Virginia (to) Wachovia Tract N.C.(from) Wachovia Tract N.C.(to) wages given journeyman Wales (from) wares made/work described Washington D.C. (from) Washington D.C. (to) wax work West Indies (from) West Indies (to) Westphalia (from) widow continues trade wig made will will mentions artisan Williamsburg Va. (from) Williamsburg Va. (to) Wilmington De. (from) Wilmington De. (to) Wilmington N.C. (from) Wilmington N.C. (to) Winchester Va. (from) Winchester Va. (to) witness to document women's life demonstrated work criticized work identified work praised Wurttemberg (from) Yorkshire Eng. (from)