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

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Record #85 from Dorchester County Circuit Court, Chattel Records, 1847-1860

County Dorchester
Volume 776
Page Number 150
Buyer or Manumitted Person Thomas W. Anderson
Seller or Owner Eliza Waggamon
Transaction Type Bill of Sale & Manumission
Date 17 Jan 1849
Transaction Abstract $200 paid by Anderson to Waggaom for Negro servant girl Priscilla McDaniel 13 yo for term of 22 years from this date. At end of term of service, she is to be free. It is a condition of the sale that under no circumstantces is she to be sold beyond the limits of state of Maryland. Signed. 21 Dec 1848.

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