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

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Record #273 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) George
Name of Slaveholder John F. Atkinson of Worcester Co., Md.
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned Priscilla Walston of Somerset Co.
Volume AI32
Page 249
Date 14 Aug 1815
Conditions To Be Free to be henceforth free. $15 recd
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person 45 yo. George resided in De. He is able to work & earn sufficient livlihood

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