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

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Record #207 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Tamer
Name of Slaveholder Peter Wright [or Peter Rite]
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AG30
Page 101
Date 18 Jan 1812
Conditions To Be Free to be free 9 Nov 1829
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person abt 15 yrs old. All male children Tamer might have in time of servitude to be clear of bondage at 25 yo & female children to be free at 21 yo

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