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

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Record #201 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 776
Page Number 315
Buyer or Manumitted Person Thomas H. Hurley
Seller or Owner Thomas J. H. Eccleston
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 10 Feb 1851
Transaction Abstract $750 paid by Thomas H. Hurley to Thomas J. H. Eccleston for Negro man Thomas Cornish, slave for life. Signed 8 Feb 1851.

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