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

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Record #272 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 16
Buyer or Manumitted Person William W. Crawford
Seller or Owner Levin Lake & wife Angeline Lake of state of Mississippi & county of Yalabusha
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 6 Sep 1852
Transaction Abstract $285 paid by William W. Crawford to Levin & Angeline Lake for Negro boy Jim. According to will of John Crawford, deceased. Jim to serve 36 years from Jan 1845, the time of said Negro Jim's birth. Signed 20 Aug 1852.

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