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Record #512 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s)	Silvia
Name of Slaveholder	Jesse Green
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned	–
Volume	AU43
Page	332
Date	1 Oct 1822
Conditions To Be Free	to be free now
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person	27 yo

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