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

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Record #2005 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1833
Gender M
PDF File 18
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name George Hickman
Property Assessed 1 Negro boy Brister aged 20 years (80), 1 Negro boy Adam 18 years (80), 1 Negro girl Mary 20 years (60), 1 Negro girl Hitty, deaf 12 years (20), 1 Negro boy James 9 years (30) - 270
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Brister, Adam, Mary, Hitty, James
Total Amount Taxed 2592
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