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

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Record #232 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Daniel
Name of Slaveholder Rhoad Shankland
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned James Pettyjohn
Volume AG30
Page 398
Date 30 May 1812
Conditions To Be Free I set free now that term expired
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Shankland purchased Daniel from Pettyjohn for term of years now expired. Now abt 27 yo.

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