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

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Record #50 from Somerset County Receipt Books (1808-1842)

Receipt Book JP 10
County Somerset
Receipt Date 17 May 1831
Receipt Abstract Samuel Smith Costin received from James Polk his late guardian $248.73 for the sale of negro Patience and her child, legacies left him by Matthias Tayler. Wit: Isaac M. Adams, J.P.

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