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

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Record #1553 from Slave Sales in Somerset and Worcester County land records, 1825-1864

County Worcester
Liber GMH 7
Folio 63
Seller Fassitt, Cornelius
Buyer Covington, Isaac Pitts, Captain James
Slave Isaac 20 yo, Sarah 8 yo, Lydia 25 yo with small unnamed child, Littleton 10 yo, Henrietta 8 yo, Margaret 6 yo, Maria 5 yo
Additional Information (price, other items) $3700; $3700, 100 head of cattle, 40 sheep & other livestock & household goods
Year 1844
Date 8 Jan 1844
Sold out of state or to possible slave dealer No

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