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

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Record #537 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 357
Buyer or Manumitted Person James Todd
Seller or Owner James Robinson & wife Elizabeth, Zebidee Todd & Mary Todd, his wife
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 3 Jul 1858
Transaction Abstract $240 paid by James Todd to James Robinson, his wife Elizabeth, Zebidee Todd & his wife Mary Todd for their interest in Negro woman Zilpha Jane 29 yo. She being same Negro woman willed to Sally Todd, Elizabeth Robinson & Mary Todd by will of William Robinson. Signed 1 Jul 1858.

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