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

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Record #1654 from Abstracts From the Land Records of Caroline County, Maryland

County Caroline
Land Record Book and Date Range CC 1855-1858
Page Number 494
Document Dates 29 Mar 1857
Abstract Thomas Straughan, in cons. of $35 paid by Nessa Jane Curtis (free coloured woman), Baltimore - manumits negro woman Ann Maria Curtis, daughter of Nessa Jane - aged 20 years on or abt 24 Oct 1856 - when she arrives at age 25.

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