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

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Record #267 from Handsell Plantation Enslaved Peoples Database

Name William
Slaveowner James Steele
Date of Birth 1788
Manumitted 5/25/1814 Or 5/24/1816
Reference Source 3 ER 114 3 ER 64
Content Age 28, son of Sarah for $1 ?for good causes and because? Steele is moving. Manumission date set at May 24, 1816
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