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

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Record #229 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Lidia
Name of Slaveholder John McIlvain
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned Robert Burton
Volume AG30
Page 362
Date 19 Feb 1812
Conditions To Be Free she will indent herself to serve McIlvain Jr term of 11 yrs then to be free
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Lidia born slave of Burton. She abt 23 yo & bill of sale executed to McIlvain before signing this manumission

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