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

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Record #501 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Eliza and Benjamin
Name of Slaveholder Tilghman Layton
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AT42
Page 341
Date 27 Aug 1832
Conditions To Be Free Eliza to be free 1 Jan 1843. Benjamin tbf after 1 Jan 1842
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Eliza abt 21 yo. Benjamin's age not given.

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