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

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Record #495 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Ester
Name of Slaveholder Asbury Williams
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AS41
Page 9
Date 13 Aug 1831
Conditions To Be Free manumits now
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person at 23 yo. …well harty & sound able to git her own living…

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