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

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Record #356 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 123
Buyer or Manumitted Person William Andrews, Jr.
Seller or Owner William Andrews, Sr.
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 1 Aug 1854
Transaction Abstract For love & affection of my son William Andrews, I sell my son the undivided half of the following Negroes: woman Paitience & her 3 children Dolly, Josiah & Leah; they being the same Negroes that had been jointly held by my 2 sons Thomas Andrews & William Andrews. Thomas Andrews having departed this life & I, William, inheriting his undivided half of the said named. Signed 1 Aug 1854.

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