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

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Record #279 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Henry Townsend
Name of Slaveholder Moses Townsend, father of Negro Henry
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned William Hobs
Volume AI32
Page 306
Date 23 April 1816
Conditions To Be Free to be free when 21 yo
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Moses purchased his son Henry from William Hobbs. Moses abt 2 yrs 9 mos old

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