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

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Record #501 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 305
Buyer or Manumitted Person William Keene of B.
Seller or Owner Jeremiah L. Pattison, executor of Moses L. Keene
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 17 May 1858
Transaction Abstract $200 paid by William Keene of B to Jeremiah L. Pattison, executor of Moses L. Leene, deceased, by order of Orphans' Court, for Negro boy Laurence, slave for life, but not to be carried or sold out of the said state without he commits some act that the law of the state requires him to be sold out of the state. Signed 13 May 1858.

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