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

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Record #473 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 277
Buyer or Manumitted Person Jacob Willey
Seller or Owner Harriet Ann Cornish, Negro
Transaction Type Apprenticeship Indenture
Date 25 May 1857
Transaction Abstract Harriet Ann Cornish, Negro girl 6 yo on 15 Oct last, comes into Orphans Court & is said to not be at service or learning a trade or employed in service of her parents & is without sufficient means for support. Justices of Court apprentice her to Jacob Willey until she is 16 yo. Willey to teach her service & housework & to supply her with suitable clothing & maintenance and when free to give her $10 & 2 suits of clothes as freedom dues. He also to give her $15 when free in lieu of education as additional freedom dues. Signed 25 May 1857.

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