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

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Record #1682 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1809
Gender M
PDF File 15
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name William Fletcher
Property Assessed 1 Negro Man Aaron 58, 1 Negro Reece 25 (100), 1 Negro Milford 13 (20), 1 Negro Manuel a cripple 9 (10), 1 boy George 3, 1 Woman Dorinda 38 (40), 1 girl Hannah 7, 1 Girl Rachel 2 - 230
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Aaron, Reece, Milford, Manuel, George, Dorinda, Hannah, Rachel
Total Amount Taxed 2148
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