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

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Record #68 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 776
Page Number 120
Buyer or Manumitted Person Elizabeth Boston, coloured
Seller or Owner William V. M. Edmondson, administrator of James E. Goslin, dec'd
Transaction Type Bill of Sale
Date 14 Aug 1848
Transaction Abstract $71.60 paid by Elizabeth Boston, coloured, to William V. M. Edmondson, administrator of Goslin, for Negro man Perry Boston, 60 yo slave for life. Signed 5 Aug 1848.

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