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

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Record #1091 from Abstracts From the Land Records of Caroline County, Maryland

County Caroline
Land Record Book and Date Range Q 1827- 1830
Page Number 182
Document Dates 15 Jan 1829
Abstract John Jump (of Elijah) manumits negro woman Priscilla Curtis, aged 25 on 14 Feb next; and her daughter Harriett on 1 Jan 1851; her male issue at age 30, the females at age 36; Priscilla's son Richard, to be freed on 1 Jan 1855 and her daughter Emeline on 1 Jan 1855; her issue ditto.

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