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

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Record #377 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Isaac
Name of Slaveholder Thomas Cooper, Esqr of George Town
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AM35
Page 441
Date 30 Dec 1822
Conditions To Be Free now free and after death of Cooper all privileges of free & allowed out of state for sum of $20 per yr to aid him
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person if sick or old age he's not able to maintain himself he should have annual sum to make him comfortable. Amount determined by Thomas's brother Wm. B Cooper & others named.

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