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

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Record #448 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 252
Buyer or Manumitted Person Thomas Moore
Seller or Owner Edmund Parkes & wife Harriet Parkes
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 13 Jan 1857
Transaction Abstract $700 paid by Thomas Moore to Edmund Parkes & Harriet Parkes, his wife, for Negro John, slave for life. Signed 30 Dec 1856.

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