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

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Record #132 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Joseph
Name of Slaveholder Thomas Records
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AD27
Page 380
Date 25 Feb 1797
Conditions To Be Free to be free after term of 11 yrs & 10 mos
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person 17 yo. To be known as Joseph West.

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