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

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Record #24 from Manumissions in Somerset and Worcester County Land Records, 1825-1866

Name (Slaveowner) Purnell, Amos
Name (Enslaved person) _Eliza
Additional Information Purnell free negro; $10 free his woman Eliza- daughter of Joshua & Leah who was purchased by Purnell from Nathaniel Bowman
Document Date 1826 Dec 10
County Worcester
Liber AS
Folio 251

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