In 1804, one year after Ohio became a state, the General Assembly passed a law requiring all black and mulatto persons to register with the Clerk of the County Common Pleas Court proving their free status with appropriate documentation. In 1807 that law was amended to require all such persons to pay a bond and provide two sureties. In 1848, the law was repealed, but the evidence shows that some counties did not immediately comply. These are the records of Clinton, Highland, Logan and Ross counties.
Jean Turpin
1985, paper, 44 pp.
ISBN: 9780917890468
101-T9046
