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

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Record #1060 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1852
Gender F
PDF File 939
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Marie E Burton
Property Assessed
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed (1) Negro Man "Handy" for 2 years $31, Personal Tax $140.
Total Amount Taxed $1,818.00
Notes the above land to be let Thoma Dukes 167, the house I let to Jeshua H Morris, 1 house on ground _ to Benjamin Burton that _ was assessed

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