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SH1TYPE

Type of slaveholder, first holder

Description
SH1TYPE indicates the descriptor of the first or sole slaveholder, when this was recorded on the form.

The variable is not available in 1850.

Availability
1860
CodeLabel
1
Owner
2
Business or corporation
3
Employer or hirer
4
Overseer, manager, agent, administrator
5
Executor, trustee, guardian
6
Estate
9
Missing