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

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Record #356 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Joshua West
Name of Slaveholder William Harris of Indian River Hundred
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AM35
Page 259
Date 7 Oct 1809
Conditions To Be Free reserve service & profits to Harris for 12 yr term. To be free
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person 22 yo. To be known as Joshua West

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