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

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Record #187 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 776
Page Number 301
Buyer or Manumitted Person Mary Ann Cook
Seller or Owner Sarah Hambleton
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 13 Dec 1850
Transaction Abstract $75 paid by Cook to Hambleton for Negro man John Hughes - he to serve 3 years from 1 Feb 1854 to 1 Feb 1857, a slave for a term of years. Signed 12 Dec 1850.

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