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William Anderson, "Uncle Bill", former slave at Homeland, Baltimore County

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Photograph of William Anderson (1820-1892), also known as "Uncle Bill", standing by a tree at Homeland, the Perine family's country estate in Baltimore County, Maryland. A former slave, he served the Perine family first as the coachman and, then, for thirty years as the gardener. He was employed by the family for a total of sixty years. (Photograph taken from the Perine Collection of the Enoch Pratt Free Library.)
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  1. African American Men
  2. African Americans
  3. Anderson, William, 1820 1892
  4. Baltimore County
  5. Freedmen
  6. History
  7. Homeland (Baltimore, Md.)
  8. Maryland
  9. Perine Family
  10. Slaver
  11. Slavery

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