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

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Record #360 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Eliza and James
Name of Slaveholder Ratcliff Poynter
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AM35
Page 265
Date 30 July 1821
Conditions To Be Free to be free after 28 yo
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Eliza 7 yrs 6 mos. James 6 yrs 1 mon 30 dys.

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