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

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Record #479 from Abstracts From the Land Records of Caroline County, Maryland

County Caroline
Land Record Book and Date Range I 1804 - 1809
Page Number 97
Document Dates 20 Mar 1804 - 19 Feb 1805
Abstract Anthony Ross manumits a black man named John, age 33, on 1 Jan 1805; 3 black women, Sall, Hess and Charity - Sall, 20, on 1 Jan 1805; Hess, 18, 1 Jan 1808; Charity, 15, on 1 Jan 1811; Sidney, 5, on 1 Jan 1805, at age 21; negro boy Purnal, 2, on 1 Jan 1805, at age 25.

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