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

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Record #409 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) James
Name of Slaveholder George Truitt
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AO37
Page 9
Date 8 Nov 1820
Conditions To Be Free $200 paid to Truitt. to be free
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person age 22. able to work & earn living. bought from M. Howard?.

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