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

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Record #313 from Manumissions in Somerset and Worcester County Land Records, 1825-1866

Name (Slaveowner) Hooper, John
Name (Enslaved person) Ayres, Mary
Additional Information Hooper of Philadelphia, PA; 12 yo Mary indentures herself to serve Hooper in PA or any state for term of 16 yrs until she is 28 yo & then is liberated & to keep any property she posseses at end of term
Document Date 1835 Dec 16
County Worcester
Liber JCH 3
Folio 67

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