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

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Record #642 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) London
Name of Slaveholder Joseph Melson Jr
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume Q16
Page 321
Date 9 Jan 1799
Conditions To Be Free now free but of his own will to continue to serve full term of 30 yrs as apprentice getting clothes, meat, drink etc.
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person x

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