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

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Record #58 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Daniel
Name of Slaveholder Susanna Griffith
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned William Townsend & Thomas Townsend
Volume AB25
Page 519
Date 15 Sept 1802
Conditions To Be Free 13 pounds 2 shilling 6 pence. Griffith assigns rights to Mitchell Kershaw for $10 unless he does not pay by 1 Dec next.
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person 13 yo. This is Bill of Sale, not manumission, from Townsends to Griffith.

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