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

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Record #629 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 503
Buyer or Manumitted Person Samuel James Waters
Seller or Owner Elizabeth A. Thompson
Transaction Type Deed of Manumission
Date 28 May 1860
Transaction Abstract Elizabeth A. Thompson of Baltimore City manumits slave Samuel James Waters that she inherited from her father Dr. Ballard of Somerset County, Md. His freedom to commence 1 Jan 1868. Signed 15 May 1860.

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