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

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Record #231 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 776
Page Number 364
Buyer or Manumitted Person Jesse, Negro man
Seller or Owner Rhoda Cornish, free Negro
Transaction Type Deed of Manumission
Date 21 Oct 1851
Transaction Abstract Rhoda Cornish, free coloured woman, manumits Negro man Jesse (or whatever name he may be known or called) 21 yo ; to be freed 7 Nov 1851. Signed 1 Oct 1851.

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