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

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Record #544 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 370
Buyer or Manumitted Person John Webster
Seller or Owner John L. Willis, trustee
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 3 Aug 1858
Transaction Abstract John Willis, appointed by Thomas A. Spence, Judge of Circuit Court, in a case of a mortgage deed in favour of Susan A. Green and against Septamus Thompson and Sallie Thompson, his wife, in consideration of $506 paid to Willis by Webster, did on 25 Jul 1857 bargain to sell John Webster a Negro boy George, slave for life. Signed 27 Jul 1858.

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