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

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Record #341 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 103
Buyer or Manumitted Person Minos Adams
Seller or Owner Love Ross
Transaction Type Power of Attorney
Date 26 Mar 1854
Transaction Abstract Love Ross appoints Minos Adams as attorney to sue for recovery from Jacob Wilson, Augustus T. Wheatley, Isaac Davis & Elijah Coulbourne for debts owed. Also permits attorney to hire out or sell Ross' Negro boy Stansbury & to receive the wages or money from the sale.

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