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

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Record #1450 from Slave Sales in Somerset and Worcester County land records, 1825-1864

County Worcester
Liber EDM 1
Folio 194
Seller Orphans Court Indenture of Apprenticeship
Buyer Veasy, Wiliam
Slave Henry Mills 6 yo
Additional Information (price, other items) Son of Mary Mills, a free negro. 6 yrs old 1 Apr 1847 Mary the mother selected William Veasy as his master to teach him business of farming until age 21
Year 1847
Date 18 Dec 1847
Sold out of state or to possible slave dealer No

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