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

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Record #662 from Upper Shore Manumissions (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Age 44
County Talbot
Date February 22, 1850
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Slave Owner First Name Edward
Slave Owner Last Name Dawson
Sex M
First Name Joseph
Last Name Bantum
Date Manumitted 1849-10-23
Date Recorded 1849-10-23
Details Notes: Bantum's manumission is signed off by six additional men: John W. Cheezum, Thomas D. Martin, John Barttell, James H. McNeal, James L. Martin, and James Parrott. Henceforth free. Source: JP 62 Source Page: 404
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