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

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Record #1445 from Robert Bell's Book of Slave Statistics, 1864-68 (Dorchester County, MD)

Election District 14Hollis Island
Name of Former Slave Owner Thomas Parks
Name of Slave Sarah Price
Age 20
Sex F
Physical Condition Healthy
Slave for life of # years Slave for Life
Whether enlisted in service
What regiment in US Army
Compensation received from US Gov't
Compensation received from State of Maryland
Transcriber Notes Handwritten note says: "bought at William Price-deceased a young negro woman and paid $620.00 for her on February 25 1856 to serve me until they were free her increase was 3 children (those mentioned above)."

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