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

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Record #116 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 776
Page Number 208
Buyer or Manumitted Person Negro Mary Elizabeth
Seller or Owner Mary Ann Drain
Transaction Type Deed of Manumission
Date 6 Nov 1849
Transaction Abstract $1 paid to Mary Ann Drain who manumits Negro girl Mary Elizabeth 14 yo, daughter of Negro woman Ann Hicks, Signed 26 Oct 1849.

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