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

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Record #246 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 776
Page Number 401
Buyer or Manumitted Person Thomas Jones
Seller or Owner John W. Jones, Levin W. Jones & others
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 19 Feb 1852
Transaction Abstract $5 and natural love & affection paid by Thomas Jones to John W. Jones, Roger W. Jones, Levin Jones, Nancy Ann Tall, Elizabeth D. Jones, & Arthur James Jones, children of Thomas Jones, for Negro woman Mary Celeste & her child John. Mary Celeste & John, slaves for life, were conveyed to Thomas Jones Jr. by their father by Bill of Sale to Thomas Jones, Jr. Signed 19 Feb 1852.

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