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

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Record #329 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 88
Buyer or Manumitted Person Levin Mobray & Jacob Willey
Seller or Owner Charles Austin, free colored man
Transaction Type Mortgage Bill of Sale
Date 23 Jan 1854
Transaction Abstract Charles Austin, free colored man, gave his bill obligatory with Levin Mobray & Jacob Willey payable to them on 1 Jan 1855. Austin secures with livestock, farming supplies, crops, household furnishings.

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