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

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Record #54 from Somerset County, Maryland Board of County Commissioners: Assessment Ledgers 1852-1866 (Dames Quarter and Dublin Election Districts 4 & 8)

County Somerset
District Dames Qtr Dist 4
Ledger Folio 58
Taxpayer Arnold Wallace, free negro
Property Debits (Tax Years 1852-1866) 1852 1865
Abstract 1852 pt Graves End 4 acr @$75 = $300, pt Graves End 3 3/4 acr $280, 2 beds $15, 1 yk oxen $30, 1 cow $10, 3 cattle $15, 9 hogs $15, canoe $5 (T 670) 1854 Alexander Webster for slave Arnold $400 1857 1 house $40 1859 John Butler, free negro, for his account $100; Lybrand Thomas for Anne $300, Henry $200 1864 Eliza $200, Peter $75
Items subtracted (Credits) 1859 Thos Bradshaw for Ann & Henry as per A.L. $500 1865 Slaves emancipated by the State $675

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