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

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Record #274 from Handsell Plantation Enslaved Peoples Database

Name Four Negroes: Charles, William, James (brother to William) and Robert
Slaveowner James B. Steele Of Eldon
Date of Birth
Manumitted
Reference Source
Content Ad for four escaped slaves was placed 9/10/1836. American and Commercial Daily Advertiser.
Other Notes Same year Mary Steele dies.

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