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

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Record #301 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Hannah Magee & her child Eliza
Name of Slaveholder James Conwell
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AK33
Page 123
Date 22 Feb 1817
Conditions To Be Free term of serving 16 yrs for Hannah & 30 yrs for Eliza then to be free. To commence from today 28 Feb 1817
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Hannah 18 yo April 1816. Eliza 2 mos old

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