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

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Record #126 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 776
Page Number 216
Buyer or Manumitted Person Affa Richardson, Phillis Ann Richardson, Sarah Elizabeth Richardson, negroes
Seller or Owner Joseph Richardson, free coloured man
Transaction Type Deed of Manumission
Date 8 Jan 1850
Transaction Abstract $1 paid to Richardson who manumits his Negroes: woman Affa Richardson 42 yo, girl Phillis Ann Richardson 14 yo, girl Sarah Elizabeth Richardson 12 yo

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