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

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Record #359 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 125
Buyer or Manumitted Person Francis J. Henry
Seller or Owner Thomas J. Dail, adminstrator of Shadrach Mitchell
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 29 Aug 1854
Transaction Abstract $150 paid by Francis J. Henry to Thomas J. Dail, administrator of Shadrach Mitchell for Negro woman Sarah Skinner 40 yo, slave for life.

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