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

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Record #592 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 443
Buyer or Manumitted Person Thomas Moore
Seller or Owner Thomas J. Dail, administrator of William Wingate
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 5 Jan 1859
Transaction Abstract $533 paid by Thomas Moore to Thomas J. Dail, administrator of William Wingate, for Negroes: boy Francis, to serve as slave until 1 Jan 1880; girl Margaret, to serve as slave until age 35 and then to be free. Margaret supposed to be between 6 & 7 yo, having been sold by Thomas J. Dail, administrator by virtue of orders of Orphans Court on 14 Dec 1858. Negroes Francis & Margaret are children of woman Jane who was manumitted by William Wingate on 15 May 1851 - Deed of Manumission in Liber WJN 3 folio 338 in Dorchester Chattel Records. Signed 4 Jan 1859.

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