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

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Record #435 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 238
Buyer or Manumitted Person William Spedden
Seller or Owner Thomas W. Anderson, guardian of E. Noel Eccleston
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 5 Sep 1856
Transaction Abstract $405 paid by William Spedden to Thomas W. Anderson of Cambrige, guardian of E. Noel Eccleston (by order of Orphans Court); Anderson sells to Spedden Negro boy Bill 22 yo for 13 years from 1 Jan 1857. At expiration Bill, slave for life, to revert back to Edward Noel Eccleston.

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