Name/Title
Janson-La Palme Collection--Valuations and Other TopicsEntry/Object ID
2012.007.0054Scope and Content
62 sheets ; 17" x 11" in a 11 7/8" x 20" folder
Bayly Janson-La Palme worked with Lois Green Carr on economic data about colonial Maryland. Ms. Janson-La Palme then did her own work on economic data about Saint Mary's County from 1790-1870. She relied on census data, assessment records, estate inventories, etc. Her dissertation was based on this material, although the analysis in the dissertation only went up through 1840. The voluminous handwritten data was later transcribed onto 5 1/4" floppy disks using PC WRITE. That data was run on the mainframe computer at the University of Maryland. The disks, spread sheets, and other printouts are at the Hall of Records of the Maryland Archives.
18 sheets titled Valuations. The columns on the first sheet: Year, Estate Of, Orphan Of, District, Guardian, Tract, Dwelling, Kitchen, Milk House, Meat House, Tobacco House, Quarters, Other Dwellings, Other
Columns on the 2nd-4th sheets: Date, Orphan, Of Whom, Guardian, Tract, Dwelling, Kitchen, Quarter, Tobacco House, Barn, Corn House, Other Buildings, Value, Orchard, Fence
Columns on the 5th-18th sheets: Date, Location, Orphan, Of Whom, Annual Value, Guardian, Tract, Dwelling, Kitchen, Quarter, Tobacco House, Barn, Corn House, Other Buildings, Wood, Garden, Orchard, Fence
8 sheets titled Valuations, 1841-1864. Columns: Estate Of, Date, Rent, Acres, Dwelling, State [of], Kitchen, State, Quarter, State, Barn, State, Corn House, State, Meadow, Wood, Garden, Orchard, Fence
11 sheets called Administrative Accounts or Guardian Accounts, 1798-1836. Columns include Name of Deceased, Tobacco, Corn, Wheat, Fodder, Rye, Oats, Potatoes, Brandy, Cyder, Pork, Butter, Cord Wood, Flax, Cotton, Beans, Clover Seed, Flax Seed
14 sheets titled St. Mary's County Wills 1789-1840. Columns include Name of Deceased, Sex, Details about Deceased, Executor, Relatives' names, Details of Bequest to Each. Some sheets have additional details on the verso.
4 sheets titled St. Mary's County Indentures 1788-1908. All the sheets refer to pilots and mariners. Columns include Date, Name of Master, Profession, Name of Indentee, Age, Relatives, Years to Serve, Years of Schooling, Freedom Dues, Father's Occupation
8 sheets titled St. Mary's County Valuation and Indentures 1788-1908. 4 sheets were for craftsmen and included columns for Date, Master, Profession, Apprentice, Age, Relatives, Years to Serve, Amount of Schooling, Freedom Dues, Father's Profession. The remaining sheets are for farmers and housewives.Collection
Janson-La Palme CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1780 - 1919Location
Container
Janson-La Palme Collection, Box 15Shelf
Rack 03, Shelf 1Rack
Rack 03Wall
West wallRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Janson-La Palme, Bayly