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

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Record #462 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 265
Buyer or Manumitted Person Samuel M. Travers
Seller or Owner Thoms Lambdin & Margaret Lambdin
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 9 Mar 1857
Transaction Abstract $1000 paid by Samuel M. Travers to Thomas Lambdin & Margaret Lambdin for Negroes James Warfield, for term of 15 years and Elizabeth Warfield for a term of 12 years from 1 Jan last & no longer. Signed 6 Mar 1857.

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