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

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Record #172 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Seleah?, his wife
Name of Slaveholder Samuel Turner, Negro blacksmith
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned John McKnitt
Volume AF29
Page 39
Date 20 Oct 1809
Conditions To Be Free for $100 in hand or secured
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person wife of Samuel Turner sold by McKnitt

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