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

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Record #409 from Abstracts From the Land Records of Caroline County, Maryland

County Caroline
Land Record Book and Date Range H 1801 - 1804
Page Number 168
Document Dates 29 June 1802
Abstract John Shepard manumits negroes: Rhoda in 4 years; Jacob in 15 years; Adam in 17; Rose in 20; Eve in 22; Hannah in 25; Lydia in 28 years.

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