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

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Record #84 from Manumissions in Sussex County Land Records, 1639-1843

Name of Enslaved Person(s) James
Name of Slaveholder Benton Harris
Previous Owner(s) Mentioned
Volume AC26
Page 233
Date 5 June 1807
Conditions To Be Free after expiration of 8 years
Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person "motive of benevolence and humanity"

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