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

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Record #194 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) James Drake
Name of Slaveholder Joseph Milly and Joshua Ball of Lewes & Rehoboth
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AF29
Page 460
Date 31 Aug 1811
Conditions To Be Free x
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person James abt 33 yo. and to be called James Drake

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