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

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Record #42 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Sarah Middleton
Name of Slaveholder Benton Harris of Georgetown, merchant
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned Benjamin Riley
Volume AB25
Page 353
Date 2 June 1806
Conditions To Be Free 4 pounds 10 shillips 3 pence 1/2 penny paid by Sarah. To be free now
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person warrant of attachment for 4 pounds 10 shilling 3 pence half penny (served by William Dickerson Constable of Broadkiln Hundred).

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