1840 United States Federal Census

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1840 United States Federal Census

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Arkansas	Louisiana	North Carolina
Connecticut	Maine	Ohio
Delaware	Maryland	Pennsylvania
District of Columbia	Massachusetts	Rhode Island
Florida Territory	Michigan	South Carolina
Georgia	Mississippi	Tennessee
Illinois	Missouri	Vermont
Indiana	New Hampshire	Virginia
Iowa Territory	New Jersey	Wisconsin Territory

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