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

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Record #214 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 776
Page Number 331
Buyer or Manumitted Person William H. Travers
Seller or Owner John E. Hooper & others
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 16 Apr 1851
Transaction Abstract $50 paid by William H. Travers to John Edwin Hooper & Maria K. Hooper, John H. Bramble & Olivia H. Bramble for Negro boy James Dickinson, slave for life. Signed 10 Apr 1851.

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