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

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Record #357 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 124
Buyer or Manumitted Person Henry Macer & Hagar Jenkins, Negroes
Seller or Owner Mary Jones
Transaction Type Deed of Manumission
Date 4 Aug 1854
Transaction Abstract Mary Jones manumits Negro man Henry Macer 30 yo & Negro woman Hagar Jankins 30 yo. To be free as follows: Henry on 1 Jan 1860 & Hagar of 1 Jan 1857. Signed 3 Aug 1854

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