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

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Record #318 from Manumissions in Somerset and Worcester County Land Records, 1825-1866

Name (Slaveowner) Hooper, John
Name (Enslaved person) Collins, Philby Purnell, Josiah
Additional Information Collins to serve Hooper in Pennsylvania or any other state a full term of 10 years from today & then to be free; Purnell 9 yo freed. Hooper purchased from James A Collins
Document Date 1834 Jul 31
County Worcester
Liber JCH 1
Folio 91

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