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

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Record #544 from Abstracts of Maryland County Land Records, 1769-1803

State Maryland
County Worcester
Liber: Folio L:446
Date (written/recorded) 7/7/1786
Grantor: Grantee
Abstract Manumission by Jethro Bowin. "Whereas I believe it is unjust to hold people in slavery" do manumit Negroes Charles, Rose, and Sarah aged about 45 years each slave.

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