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

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Record #352 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) James Gunby
Name of Slaveholder Jesse Green
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AM35
Page 234
Date 25 Aug 1821
Conditions To Be Free promised when bought in 1797 to be free at age 31 & has been at liberty since then
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person to be called James Gunby. 33 yo & in good health.

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