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

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Record #379 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 146
Buyer or Manumitted Person Robert Meekins
Seller or Owner Solomon F. Kirwan, adminstrator of Samuel J. Meekins
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 26 Feb 1855
Transaction Abstract $450 paid by Robert Meekins to Solomon F. Kirwan, administrator of Samuel J. Meekings, for Negro girl Emily, slave for life, by order of Orphans Court on 14 Dec 1854. Signed 30 Jan 1855.

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