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

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Record #77 from Somerset County Bonds, 1827-1850

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Date 10 Apr 1831
Record Name (Somerset County, MD) SO County Bonds (1827-1834)
Citation (Liber:Folio) JP8:210
Name Referenced James Walter (estate)
Record Type Division of Negroes
Abstract of Record Division of negroes from estate of James Walter, deceased. Distribution, names & values follow. To Ann Mariah D. Walter, one of the children & representative of deceased drew the first choice & takes: negro man Handy (value $300), negro John ($275), girl Sarah Ann ($100), boy Levin ($100) Total $770. To Sarah Walter, guardian to George S. K. Walter minor, one of the children & one of representative of the deceasedd drew second choice & took: negro man called Dennis (value $325), boy Washington ($200), woman Temparence ($200), boy Isaac ($50), child Samuel ($20) Total $795. Leaving balance of to Sarah Walter, guardian of George S.K. Walter, of $20 due to Ann Mariah D. Walter one of heirs & representative.

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