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

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Record #604 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Joshua, Frank, Tom, Sam, Jerry, Jacob, Ebenezer
Name of Slaveholder Isaac Moore
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume P15
Page 454
Date 6 March 1788
Conditions To Be Free Joshua free now, Frank to be free 1 Jan 1794. Tom tbf after 1 Jan 1796, Sam tbf 1 Jan 1799, Jerry tbf 1 Jan 1802, Jacob tbf 1 Jan 1804, Ebenezer tbf 1 Jan 1806
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person "…contrary to laws of God…principal of late Glorious Revolution…" Frank

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