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

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Record #1285 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1860
Gender M
PDF File 1465
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name John M. Long
Property Assessed
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed (1) Negro Woman "Norr _" aged 20 years $90, personal Tax $150
Total Amount Taxed $3,521.00
Notes (40) acres land from Samuel Layton $320, Deduct 1 house + lot no 2 $400, (84) acres from _ ___ $504, (149) acres added from _ Lockwood at $6 $894.

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