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

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Record #2098 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1840
Gender M
PDF File 10
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Thomas Carpenter
Property Assessed (1) Negro man Caleb Agd 25 yrs $, (1) do woman Millie agd 22 yrs & blind $, (1) do Boy Ayres agd 12 yrs $, (1) do boy Isaac agd 2 $, his pole tax $
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Caleb, Millie, Ayres, Isaac
Total Amount Taxed $1,174.00
Notes 1842 add 2 slaves from John Lomans

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