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

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Record #149 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 776
Page Number 251
Buyer or Manumitted Person John W. Brown
Seller or Owner Sarah B. Brown
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 9 May 1850
Transaction Abstract $400 paid by John W. Brown to Sarah B. Brown for Negro boy Charles 18 yo whose term of servitude/slavery will expire on 1 Jan 1868 as reference his Dorchester County Manumission records will show. Signed 30 Apr 1850.

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