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

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Record #379 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Peter Stockley
Name of Slaveholder Sarah Wiltbank (late Stockley) of Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AM35
Page 459
Date 1 Jan 1823
Conditions To Be Free in 1803 I set Peter free by manumission written by Daniel Rodney Esq (Judge) & delivered to Recorder of Deeds. It appears manumission has been lost & not recorded, this is to certify he is free.
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