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

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Record #699 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Tilghman, Solomon, Isaac, Bill?, illegible?
Name of Slaveholder James Houston
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned Selby? Ricords, Dec'd
Volume Q16
Page 390
Date 16 Aug? 1804
Conditions To Be Free after term of 8 yrs to be free ?? Starting last day Dec 1804 / last day Dec 1811
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person Tilghman 25 yo. Solomon abt 23 yo, Isaac abt 21 yo, Bill? 23 yo, illegible? 19 yo

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