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

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Record #343 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 105
Buyer or Manumitted Person Levin Phillips
Seller or Owner Thomas W. Byns
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 10 Apr 1854
Transaction Abstract $212 paid by Levin Phillips to Thomas W. Bys for Negro children John & Sara. He purchased them from James E. Douglass Esq., Sheriff, at Sheriff's Sale under execution of order of Circuit Court at of Thomas W. Byns vs Levin W. Tall. Signed 7 Apr 1854.

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