Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #252 from Abstracts From the Land Records of Caroline County, Maryland

County Caroline
Land Record Book and Date Range F 1797 - 1799
Page Number 53
Document Dates 28 Jan 1797 - 25 Apr 1797
Abstract Lemuel Davis from negro Isaac, Freeman - manumitted 19 Jan 1797 and indebted to Davis for £82.10.0 - binds himself to work for Davis at £12 per year until the debt is paid with interest - agrees to clothe himself - Davis to give enough ground to sow one peck of flax seed yearly and feed him.

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