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

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Record #334 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 93
Buyer or Manumitted Person Anthony C. Thompson
Seller or Owner Spencer Young, Negro
Transaction Type Mortage Bill of Sale
Date 28 Jan 1854
Transaction Abstract Indenture between Thompson & Young, colored man. Spencer Young is indebted to Thompson for $50. He assigns his large flat boat or his new shell boat, not quite finished and in boat yard of James A. Stewart as security. If he pays the debt on or before 1 Jul 1854, this will be void.

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