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

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Record #317 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 74
Buyer or Manumitted Person James Thompson, executor of Sarah Rawleigh
Seller or Owner Robert Wrightson
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 14 Nov 1853
Transaction Abstract $270 paid by Robert Wrightson to James Thompson, executor of Sarah Rawleigh, for Negro woman Kitty. She to serve until last day of December 1865, agreeable to the will of Sarah Rawleigh & order of Orphans Court, for the term aforesaid. Then she is to be free. Signed 14 Nov 1853.

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