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

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Record #499 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Nancy
Name of Slaveholder John T. Houston
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned Henry Duke (Duks?)
Volume AT42
Page 295
Date 14 July 1832
Conditions To Be Free to be free today
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person 34 yrs & 5 mos old. Purchased from Henry Duke.

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