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

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Record #502 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 305
Buyer or Manumitted Person Robert W. K. Dixon
Seller or Owner Julia Ann Muir
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 15 Nov 1858
Transaction Abstract $150 paid by Robert W. K. Dixon, resident of Baltimore City, to Julia Ann Muir for Negro woman slave 27 or 28 yo for the sum of 8 years from 8 Jun 1857; the said being a slave for the term of 8 years from the date aforesaid, 8 Jun 1857 and no longer. Signed 13 Nov 1858.

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