Johns Hopkins’ Clifton (1850-), 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W - Revision history

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	[2] Thomas, William G. A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation's Founding to the Civil War. 2021.		[2] Thomas, William G. A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation's Founding to the Civil War. 2021.

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	Johns Hopkins’ Clifton (1850-), 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W		Johns Hopkins’ Clifton (1850-), [https://www.google.com/search?q=39%C2%B019%E2%80%B215%E2%80%B3N+76%C2%B034%E2%80%B258%E2%80%B3W&sxsrf=APq-WBvoSW1vlrR6MMrGTyKYQjWdIrzm4w%3A1648682408769&ei=qOVEYurULozE0PEPq9epwA0&ved=0ahUKEwjqyMnK_O72AhUMIjQIHatrCtgQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=39%C2%B019%E2%80%B215%E2%80%B3N+76%C2%B034%E2%80%B258%E2%80%B3W&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsANKBAhBGABKBAhGGABQ9h9Y9h9gsi1oAXABeACAAZMBiAGTAZIBAzAuMZgBAKABAcgBCMABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W]

	Location: Bounded by Harford Rd., Erdman Ave., Clifton Park Terrace, the Baltimore Belt RR and Sinclair Ln., Baltimore, Maryland		Location: Bounded by Harford Rd., Erdman Ave., Clifton Park Terrace, the Baltimore Belt RR and Sinclair Ln., Baltimore, Maryland

	~~Coordinates: 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W~~

	Area: 266.7 acres (107.9 ha)		Area: 266.7 acres (107.9 ha)
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	Built: 1801?, remodeled and tower added, ca. 1850?		Built: 1801?, remodeled and tower added, ca. 1850?

	Architects for Hopkins renovations: ~~Niersee~~ & Neilson; Wyatt and Nolting; Olmsted Brothers; Thomas, Frederick		Architects for Hopkins renovations: Niernsee & Neilson; Wyatt and Nolting; Olmsted Brothers; Thomas, Frederick

	Architectural style: Italian Villa		Architectural style: Italian Villa

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		Johns Hopkins’ Clifton (1850-), 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W

		Location: Bounded by Harford Rd., Erdman Ave., Clifton Park Terrace, the Baltimore Belt RR and Sinclair Ln., Baltimore, Maryland

		Coordinates: 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W

		Area: 266.7 acres (107.9 ha)

		Built: 1801?, remodeled and tower added, ca. 1850?

		Architects for Hopkins renovations: Niersee & Neilson; Wyatt and Nolting; Olmsted Brothers; Thomas, Frederick

		Architectural style: Italian Villa

		NRHP reference No. 07000941[1]; Added to NRHP: September 12, 2007

		Johns Hopkins acquired Clifton in 1841 from the Trustees of Thompson sale:

		By February 5, 1852 the main house renovations were complete:

		<nowiki>https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=70751511&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM2NTI3MDg4NiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3ODg1NzI2LCJleHAiOjE2MTc5NzIxMjZ9.IbAcxIdvrkf7KTMM5KXDUQlejqkZzZVOUm9wv4OU5gQ</nowiki>

		Builders and craftsmen, ca. 1850 who may have been employing slaves:

		* Niernsee & Nielson, architects
		* H.J. Bayley, carpenter
		* James Murray, bricklayer
		* James (Jas.) Sullivan, painter
		* Andrew Merken, iron worker
		* John Rothrock, roofing
		* Bevan & Sons, stonework
		* Hayward, Bartlett & Co. plumbing
		* S. W. & H. T Gernhardt, glass stainers
		* George W. Starr, plasterer

		Puzzle to be solved:

		# who were the four individuals on the Slave Schedule of 1850 and were they actually ‘slaves’ owned by Johns Hopkins?

		# There were several people living in outbuildings on the Clifton estate in 1850 at the time the census was taken (August of 1850)<sup>[1]</sup> as well as contractors working on the mansion (see the February 1852 article in the Sun). Given the vague instructions to the Census taker with regard to the definition of ‘ownership’ of slaves, is it plausible or even provable that the slaves listed at Clifton in 1850 were not ‘owned’ by Johns Hopkins, but rather employed there as individuals who rented themselves out to the contractors or to Johns Hopkins on wages used to secure their freedom?

		# Isaac Queen may be a case in point.

		The Sun (1837-1995); Baltimore, Md. [Baltimore, Md]31 Oct 1884: 4

		The Queens were a family that gained their freedom through the courts and by manumission.<sup>[2]</sup> It is possible that Isaac was actually free working at Clifton in 1850 and counted by the Census taker as a slave. There were two men among the four who were the right age to be Isaac Queen:

		1850 slave schedule for Clifton

		four individuals on the Slave Schedule of 1850

		# James Jones may also be an example of an individual mistaken or wrongly identified as a slave of JH in 1850 when he was in fact working for JH to earn his freedom. By 1860 James Jones is free and in JH’s household, identified as being 35 which corresponds in age to one of the four listed as slaves in 1850:

		Research Strategies:

		Using tax records for Baltimore County and Baltimore City, as well as the City directory for the contractors names and addresses a search for taxed slaves who might have been working at Clifton as well as determining if JH was taxed for owning slaves in BA and/or BC.

		Secondary Sources:

		<nowiki>https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Clifton_Park,_Baltimore&params=39_19_15_N_76_34_58_W_type:landmark_region:US-MD</nowiki>

		<nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Park,_Baltimore</nowiki>

		<nowiki>https://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/22</nowiki>
		----[1] See: <nowiki>https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6X17-DVH?i=122&cc=1401638&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMD43-VPG</nowiki> and <nowiki>https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6X17-Z8J?i=123&cc=1401638</nowiki>

		[2] Thomas, William G. A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation's Founding to the Civil War. 2021.

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	~~Google Maps, 2021~~

	~~[[File:1874clifton.jpeg\|500px]]~~

	~~[https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/bitstream/handle/1774.2/34266/Clifton.jpg?sequence=1&isAllowed=y detail of Clifton, 1874 Courtesy of Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries]~~


	'''Johns Hopkins’ Clifton (1850-), [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Clifton+Park/@39.3226705,-76.5846633,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipMZRk_80SgmpKo1jUvqEOvUEal14VHFd-ycEOBJ!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMZRk_80SgmpKo1jUvqEOvUEal14VHFd-ycEOBJ%3Dw152-h86-k-no!7i4128!8i2322!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x48161fb18c500648!8m2!3d39.3226705!4d-76.5846633 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W]



	~~'''Location''':~~

	~~bounded by Harford Rd., Erdman Ave., Clifton Park Terrace, the Baltimore Belt RR and Sinclair Ln., Baltimore, Maryland~~

	* Coordinates: 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W
	* Area: 266.7 acres (107.9 ha)
	* Built: 1801?, remodeled and tower added, ca. 1850?
	* Architectural style: Italian Villa
	* NRHP reference No. 07000941[1]; Added to NRHP: September 12, 2007


	~~Johns Hopkins acquired Clifton in 1841 from the Trustees of Thompson sale ([https://mdlandrec.net/main/index.cfm BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT Land Records 1841-1841 TK 306, p. 0393ff MSA CE 66-356]).~~

	~~By February 5, 1852 the main house renovations/rebuilding were complete.~~

	* See [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=70751511&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM2NTI3MDg4NiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3ODg1NzI2LCJleHAiOjE2MTc5NzIxMjZ9.IbAcxIdvrkf7KTMM5KXDUQlejqkZzZVOUm9wv4OU5gQ ''Baltimore Sun'', February 5, 1852]


	~~'''Architects for Hopkins' renovations''': Niernsee & Neilson; Wyatt and Nolting; Olmsted Brothers (Thomas, Frederick)~~


	~~'''Builders and craftsmen, ca. 1850 who may have been employing slaves:'''~~

	* James Murray, bricklayer
	* James (Jas.) Sullivan, painter
	* Andrew Merken, iron worker
	* John Rothrock, roofing
	* Bevan & Sons, stonework
	* Hayward, Bartlett & Co. plumbing
	* S. W. & H. T Gernhardt, glass stainers
	* George W. Starr, plasterer


	'''[https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1y_ofag6fnAOVda1Na6IyNmi2HLgj-8ax Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, images, and documentation] [Requires permission to access. These are ecp's rough notes and documentation on his Google Drive]'''

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			{{Arch\|birth_date=1795\|birth_place=White Hall, Anne Arundel County, Maryland \|death_date=December 24, 1795, \|death_place=Baltimore, Maryland \|portrait=Hopkins01.jpg\|burial_place=Greenmount Cemetery}}

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	'''[https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1y_ofag6fnAOVda1Na6IyNmi2HLgj-8ax Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, images, and documentation] [Requires permission to access. ~~This is~~ ecp's rough notes and documentation on his Google Drive]'''		'''[https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1y_ofag6fnAOVda1Na6IyNmi2HLgj-8ax Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, images, and documentation] [Requires permission to access. These are ecp's rough notes and documentation on his Google Drive]'''


	~~'''''Further documentation: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1noPCpKclVbfrv_zHw_IwICwTCmTCOaovkZJQPP0sx0Q/edit Research Problems and Strategies related to the employment of slaves at Clifton]'''''~~

	* (This is a non-editable html derived from my initial research notes on Google Drive)

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	~~:::'''Location''':~~

	:~~:::Bounded by Harford Rd., Erdman Ave., Clifton Park Terrace, the Baltimore Belt RR and Sinclair Ln., Baltimore, Maryland~~		'''Location''':

	~~::::Coordinates: 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W~~		bounded by Harford Rd., Erdman Ave., Clifton Park Terrace, the Baltimore Belt RR and Sinclair Ln., Baltimore, Maryland

	:~~:::~~Area: 266.7 acres (107.9 ha)		* Coordinates: 39°19′15″N 76°34′58″W
			* Area: 266.7 acres (107.9 ha)
			* Built: 1801?, remodeled and tower added, ca. 1850?
			* Architectural style: Italian Villa
			* NRHP reference No. 07000941[1]; Added to NRHP: September 12, 2007

	~~::::Built: 1801?, remodeled and tower added, ca. 1850?~~

	::~~::Architectural style: Italian Villa~~		Johns Hopkins acquired Clifton in 1841 from the Trustees of Thompson sale ([https://mdlandrec.net/main/index.cfm BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT Land Records 1841-1841 TK 306, p. 0393ff MSA CE 66-356]).

			By February 5, 1852 the main house renovations/rebuilding were complete.

			* See [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=70751511&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM2NTI3MDg4NiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3ODg1NzI2LCJleHAiOjE2MTc5NzIxMjZ9.IbAcxIdvrkf7KTMM5KXDUQlejqkZzZVOUm9wv4OU5gQ ''Baltimore Sun'', February 5, 1852]

	~~:::::NRHP reference No. 07000941[1]; Added to NRHP: September 12, 2007~~

			'''Architects for Hopkins' renovations''': Niernsee & Neilson; Wyatt and Nolting; Olmsted Brothers (Thomas, Frederick)

	~~Johns Hopkins acquired Clifton in 1841 from the Trustees of Thompson sale ([https://mdlandrec.net/main/index.cfm BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT Land Records 1841-1841 TK 306, p. 0393ff MSA CE 66-356]).~~

	~~By February 5~~, ~~1852 the main house renovations/rebuilding were complete~~. ~~See [https~~://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=70751511&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM2NTI3MDg4NiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3ODg1NzI2LCJleHAiOjE2MTc5NzIxMjZ9.IbAcxIdvrkf7KTMM5KXDUQlejqkZzZVOUm9wv4OU5gQ ''~~Baltimore Sun~~'~~', February 5, 1852]~~		'''Builders and craftsmen, ca. 1850 who may have been employing slaves:'''

			* James Murray, bricklayer
			* James (Jas.) Sullivan, painter
			* Andrew Merken, iron worker
			* John Rothrock, roofing
			* Bevan & Sons, stonework
			* Hayward, Bartlett & Co. plumbing
			* S. W. & H. T Gernhardt, glass stainers
			* George W. Starr, plasterer

	~~::'''Architects for Hopkins' renovations''': Niernsee & Neilson; Wyatt and Nolting; Olmsted Brothers (Thomas, Frederick)~~

	~~:::~~'''~~Builders~~ and ~~craftsmen, ca~~. ~~1850 who may have been employing slaves:~~		'''[https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1y_ofag6fnAOVda1Na6IyNmi2HLgj-8ax Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, images, and documentation] [Requires permission to access. This is ecp's rough notes and documentation on his Google Drive]'''

	~~::::*James Murray, bricklayer~~
	~~::::*James (Jas.) Sullivan, painter~~
	~~::::*Andrew Merken, iron worker~~
	~~::::*John Rothrock, roofing~~
	~~::::*Bevan & Sons, stonework~~
	~~::::*Hayward, Bartlett & Co. plumbing~~
	~~::::*S. W. & H. T Gernhardt, glass stainers~~
	~~::::*George W. Starr, plasterer~~

	'''[https://~~drive~~.google.com/~~drive/u~~/0/~~folders~~/~~1y_ofag6fnAOVda1Na6IyNmi2HLgj-8ax Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, images,~~ and ~~documentation~~]		'''''Further documentation: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1noPCpKclVbfrv_zHw_IwICwTCmTCOaovkZJQPP0sx0Q/edit Research Problems and Strategies related to the employment of slaves at Clifton]'''''

	~~:::'''''[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1noPCpKclVbfrv_zHw_IwICwTCmTCOaovkZJQPP0sx0Q/edit Research Problems and Strategies related to the employment of slaves at Clifton]'''~~		* (This is a non-editable html derived from my initial research notes on Google Drive)

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	:::'''Builders and craftsmen, ca. 1850 who may have been employing slaves:		:::'''Builders and craftsmen, ca. 1850 who may have been employing slaves:

	::::*James Murray, ~~brick layer~~		::::*James Murray, bricklayer
	::::*James (Jas.) Sullivan, painter		::::*James (Jas.) Sullivan, painter
	::::*Andrew Merken, iron worker		::::*Andrew Merken, iron worker

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	Johns Hopkins acquired Clifton in 1841 from the Trustees of Thompson sale ([https://mdlandrec.net/main/index.cfm BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT Land Records 1841-1841 TK 306, p. 0393ff MSA CE 66-356]).		Johns Hopkins acquired Clifton in 1841 from the Trustees of Thompson sale ([https://mdlandrec.net/main/index.cfm BALTIMORE COUNTY COURT Land Records 1841-1841 TK 306, p. 0393ff MSA CE 66-356]).

	By February 5, 1852 the main house renovations were complete. See [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=70751511&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM2NTI3MDg4NiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3ODg1NzI2LCJleHAiOjE2MTc5NzIxMjZ9.IbAcxIdvrkf7KTMM5KXDUQlejqkZzZVOUm9wv4OU5gQ ''Baltimore Sun'', February 5, 1852]		By February 5, 1852 the main house renovations/rebuilding were complete. See [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=70751511&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjM2NTI3MDg4NiwiaWF0IjoxNjE3ODg1NzI2LCJleHAiOjE2MTc5NzIxMjZ9.IbAcxIdvrkf7KTMM5KXDUQlejqkZzZVOUm9wv4OU5gQ ''Baltimore Sun'', February 5, 1852]


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	'''[https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1y_ofag6fnAOVda1Na6IyNmi2HLgj-8ax Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, images, and documentation]		'''[https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1y_ofag6fnAOVda1Na6IyNmi2HLgj-8ax Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, images, and documentation]

	''''[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1noPCpKclVbfrv_zHw_IwICwTCmTCOaovkZJQPP0sx0Q/edit Research Problems and Strategies related to the employment of slaves at Clifton]'''		:::'''''[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1noPCpKclVbfrv_zHw_IwICwTCmTCOaovkZJQPP0sx0Q/edit Research Problems and Strategies related to the employment of slaves at Clifton]'''