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

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Record #416 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 202
Buyer or Manumitted Person Margaret Staplefort
Seller or Owner James L. Geoghegan
Transaction Type Receipt
Date 8 Feb 1856
Transaction Abstract Received 24 Jan 1856 of Mrs. Margaret Staplefort $44.78 it being in full for Negro man Vance Murray, slave for life, which Negro I have this day said to her which property was not known at the time I said to William Staplefort all the property hired by me at the death of Moses Geoghegan. Signed 8 Feb 1856.

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