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SUNDAY, APR 11, 2010
On Wednesday, April 14th, Sotheby's Auction House will be selling a copy of the first Census from 1790, signed by then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.
If you can't make it to the auction, you can access this and every other census anytime with Social Explorer. Premium subscribers have full access to 1790 maps and reports.
1790 Census Slavery Map
Click here for more information on subscribing to over 200 years of Census data with Social Explorer (at rates far cheaper than the $50,000 to $70,000 Sotheby's expects the 1790 relic to fetch).
UPDATED: The document sold for $122,500.