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

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Record #160 from Somerset County, Maryland Board of County Commissioners: Assessment Ledgers 1852-1866 (Dames Quarter and Dublin Election Districts 4 & 8)

County Somerset
District Dublin Dist 8
Ledger Folio 53
Taxpayer William Porter
Property Debits (Tax Years 1852-1866) 1852 1855
Abstract 1852 Adam 42 y $400, John 25 y $400, Joseph 16 y $250, 1852 Starling 14 y $250, Lovey 50 y $50, Esther 6 y $50 To Negro man Henry 25 years $400 from Priscilla Porter to Wm Porter
Items subtracted (Credits) 1855 Sally Porter for all the negroes $1800

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