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

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Record #332 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 92
Buyer or Manumitted Person Robert F. Thompson
Seller or Owner James Thompson
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 26 Jan 1854
Transaction Abstract $350 paid by Robert F. Thompson to to James Thompson, executor of Sarah Rawleigh, for Negro boy John; to serve until the last day of Dec 1870 according to terms of Rawleigh's will & order of Orphans Court. Signed 20 Jan 1854.

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