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

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Record #1779 from Abstracts From the Land Records of Caroline County, Maryland

County Caroline
Land Record Book and Date Range RJ30 1861-1864
Page Number 551
Document Dates 8 Apr 1864
Abstract Arthur J. Willis to his slave Alexander J. Willis, who has enlisted in the 19th Regiment of Colored Troops in the service of the United States - manumission and release from 17 Dec 1863, the date of his enlistment.

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