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

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Record #394 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Elsey
Name of Slaveholder John Burton
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AN36
Page 56
Date 2 Dec 1823
Conditions To Be Free to serve term of 9 yrs from today then to be free
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person 21 yo

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