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

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Record #307 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Rose and her child Eliza
Name of Slaveholder John Short
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AK33
Page 331
Date 13 June 1815
Conditions To Be Free Rose to be free 13 Nov 1816. Eliza tbf 10 Jan 1830 according to amended contract with Samuel Rickords of Kent Co.
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person her child Eliza

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