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

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Record #1676 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1809
Gender M
PDF File 10
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Capt. Wlliam Burton
Property Assessed 1 Negro Peter aged 20 (100) 1 Negro George aged 18 (100), 1 Negro Bristor aged 17 (100), 1 Negro Ceasar aged 12 (70), 1 Negro Hannah aged 9 (30) - 400
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Peter, George, Bristor, Ceasar, Hannah
Total Amount Taxed 1431
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