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

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Record #25 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Ann
Name of Slaveholder Solomon Layton
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned John Fowler of Nanticoke Hundred
Volume Z
Page 141
Date ? 1804
Conditions To Be Free John Fowler sells Anna to Layton for $15. To serve until 25 yo & then to be free.
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Bill of Sale & manumission. 22 yo.

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