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

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Record #122 from Handsell Plantation Enslaved Peoples Database

Name James Hill
Slaveowner John Shehee
Date of Birth
Manumitted
Reference Source Journal of Dr. Gordon, DCHS; Civil War Draft Reg.
Content 1838 treated by Dr. Gordon as Shehee residence (Handsell). 1862 U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 -James Hill listed, colored, Farmer, Vienna, MD
Other Notes Note: Rachel Hill married Charles Jackson about 1840. Check relationship to James Hill.

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