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

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Record #380 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 147
Buyer or Manumitted Person Joesph W. Meekins
Seller or Owner Solomon F. Kirwan, adminstrator of Samuel J. Meekins
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 26 Feb 1855
Transaction Abstract $395 paid by Joseph W. Meekins to Solomon F. Kirwan, administrator of Samuel J. Meekins, for Negroes Cass & her child, slaves for life. Sold by order of Orphans Court on 14 Dec 1854. Signed 30 Jan 1855.

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