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

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Record #133 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) William
Name of Slaveholder William Smith
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AD27
Page 388
Date 14 July1808
Conditions To Be Free x
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person man. "right of all men to be free & equal"

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