| County | Dorchester |
|---|---|
| Volume | 805 |
| Page Number | 212 |
| Buyer or Manumitted Person | Sundry Negroes |
| Seller or Owner | Anthony C. Thompson |
| Transaction Type | Deed of Manumission |
| Date | 12 May 1856 |
| Transaction Abstract | Anthony C. Thompson manumits the following Negroes when they attain age of 30: man Robert Sprigs 26 yo on 1 Jan 1856, man Levin Tylor 24 yo when on 1 Jan 1856, Jerry Ennalls Slacum 22 yo, Abram Sprigs 16 yo, John Henry Kiah 14 yo, Jerry young 14 yo, Henry Kiah 14 yo, Jerry Young 14 yo, Mosses Young 12 yo, Frank A. Young 10 yo, George Young 9 yo, Alexander Kiah 7 yoJohn Henry Ross 6 yo, Charles Edward Holmes 5 yo, Mosses Ross 4 yo, Thomas Henry Nicolls 2 yo, Mary Ross 24 yo, Phebe Kiah 24 yo, Cassey Nicols 24 yo, Charity Sprigs 20 yo, Angeline Young 20 yo, Nancy Young 17 yo, Elisa Jane Slacus 17 yo, Lucinda Slacus 11 yo, Kitty Merroca 15 yo, Sarah Jane Kiah of Phebe 9 yo, Caroline Young of Angeline 3 yo, Elisa Ann young of Sarah 2 yo, child of Kitty Ross of Mary 2 yo, Mary Elizabeth Young of Nancy 2 yo & Sarah Elisabeth of Angeline 2 mos. On the 1st day of January after they attain 30 years of age according to above ages they to be free. Signed 6 May 1856. |
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