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

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Record #803 from Slave Sales in Somerset and Worcester County land records, 1825-1864

County Somerset
Liber GH 9
Folio 439
Seller N/A certificate of intention
Buyer Wheatly, Peter
Slave N/A
Additional Information (price, other items) certificate of intention to leave state & return. Colored man showed his free papers given him by George Handy Esq, clerk of So Cty Court on 4 Dec 1827 purporting that Wheatly was born free. Wheatly wants to visit state of NY to see relatives & will return to So in a few months
Year 1838
Date 17 Jul 1838
Sold out of state or to possible slave dealer No

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