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

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Record #616 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 488
Buyer or Manumitted Person James H. Bradshaw Jr & Frances Bradshaw
Seller or Owner John Bradshaw
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 21 Mar 1860
Transaction Abstract For Love and affection and for the maintenance support of my 2 grandchildren, James C. Bradshaw & Frances Bradshaw, children of my son James H. Bradshaw, John Bradshaw grants them Negro girl Mary 17 yo. She was conveyed to him by her son James C. Bradshaw by Bill of Sale 13 Jan 1857 recorded in TJH no. 2 folio 254. Signed 21 Mar 1860.

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