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

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Record #701 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) Samuel Short
Name of Slaveholder Shadrach Short
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume Q16
Page 392
Date 7 Feb 1804
Conditions To Be Free x
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person "…freedom is right of mankind…"

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