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

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Record #643 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) John Henry
Name of Slaveholder Adam Black
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned William Laughinghorse dec'd
Volume Q16
Page 322
Date 2 Dec 1799
Conditions To Be Free to be free and to contract, pay & receive for himself as a free man and Black is not be responsible for debts.
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person x

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