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NLINKS_SLAVE

Number of slaveholders linked to this slave

Description
NLINKS_SLAVE indicates the number of holders of this slave who are linked to the population census data (HISTID). Up to three can be linked. 21% of slaves have no linked holder.

The 1850 census did not record multiple holders.

Availability
1860
CodeLabel
0
Not linked
1
One
2
Two
3
Three