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

Record Detail

Record #1032 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1848
Gender M
PDF File 921
Free Black Name Samoon Mather
Slaveowner Name
Property Assessed (2) Head of Horses $30, (1) Yoke of Oxen $25, (3) Head of Day Cattle $12, (1) Sow and Pigs $4, (6) Head of Sheep $6, (74) Acres of Land $74, Personal $134
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed
Total Amount Taxed $285.00
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