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

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Record #633 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 805
Page Number 508
Buyer or Manumitted Person Rand Chaplain Hicks & Kate Stewart Hicks
Seller or Owner Martina A. Wilcox
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 5 Jul 1860
Transaction Abstract For love & affection Martina A. Wilcox, of Anne Arundel County, Md has for her infant brother, Rand Chaplain Hicks & infant sister, Kate Stewart Hicks, Wilcox gives them in equal shares, the the claim Wilcox has in Negro slaves now belonging to her mother Jane C. Hicks, wife of Thomas H. Hicks. These Negroes are: Joseph Camper, William Cornish or whistler, man Robert, woman Mary, woman Maria, boy John Wesley, boy David & boy Peter. Signed 8 Jun 1860.

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