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

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Record #41 from Records of Slave Claims Commissions Volume I & III Maryland, Delaware and Virginia

Book (Volume and Page) Vol I 17
Claim Number 41
Claimant's Name and Location James Ellis (of Wm.) - Laurel, Del.
Claimant's Enlisted Slave Isaac Walters
Enlistment Date and Location x
Claim Date or Activity 1/17/1865. Claim postponed for want of proper execution of Claimants papers.
Claim Information 3/14/1865. Claim postponed & Claimant ordered to furnish proof of title & as to term of service.
Additional Claim Information 4/1/1865. Claim returned under orders from Department dated 3/27/1865.

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