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

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Record #388 from Upper Shore Manumissions (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Age 5
County Talbot
Date  
Document  
Slave Owner First Name Sylvanus
Slave Owner Last Name Townsend
Sex M
First Name William
Last Name Thomas
Date Manumitted
Date Recorded 1859-03-18
Details Notes: Freedom to commence: To serve until he is 28 years of age. Son of Mary Frances Thomas. Source: msa_sc5977_scm13248 Sourcecitation: SC5977 Source Page: 120
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