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

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Record #60 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 62
Taxpayer Mingo Wright, free negro
Property Debits (Tax Years 1852-1866) 1852 1861
Abstract 1852 house & lot 6 acres $800, pt Prospect 4 acres @ $60 ea, Marsh 19 acres 50 cents ea, 2 beds $15, op $10, 1 horse $20, 2 yk oxen $60, 4 hogs $5, canoe $10 - total $1170
Items subtracted (Credits) 1856 Pt of Prospect 4 acres to N. Rider @ $60 - T $240, marsh 19 acres at 50 cents - T $9 1861 Samuel I Windser for 3 acres land @ $60 - T $180

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