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

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Record #319 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 79
Buyer or Manumitted Person Thomas B. Shearman
Seller or Owner James Thompson, executor of Sarah Rawleigh
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 5 Dec 1853
Transaction Abstract $80 paid by Thomas B. Shearman to James Thompson, executor of Sarah Rawleigh, for Negro girl or woman Lydia to serve until the last day of December 1870 according to the terms of will of Sarah Rawleigh and order of Orphans Court. Signed 9 Nov 1853.

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