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

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Record #364 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Peter and Cato
Name of Slaveholder Mary Harris
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AM35
Page 276
Date 29 Dec 1821
Conditions To Be Free now they are free and discharged from serving from 1 Jan 1817
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person each abt 34 yo. Both having been discharged 5 yrs before this date

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