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

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Record #661 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Paris
Name of Slaveholder Naomi Bruse
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume Q16
Page 338
Date 10 March 1801
Conditions To Be Free term of service of 5 yrs then to be free
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person 29 yo. In consideration of services he has performed. Now named Paris Bruse

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