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

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Record #1130 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1852
Gender M
PDF File 1134
Free Black Name Sampson Matthews
Slaveowner Name
Property Assessed (88) Acres Land $536, (1) Horse $40, (1) Pair Oxen $50, (1) Cow $10, (2) Yearlings $10, (1) Son and Pigs $6, Personal Tax None.
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed
Total Amount Taxed $600.00
Notes no personal tax aged 70 years

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