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

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Record #2112 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1852
Gender M
PDF File 40
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Lewis West
Property Assessed (1) Negro Woman Catherine aged 27 $75, (1) Negro Girl free 28 aged 13 $75, his pole tax $140
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Catherine, Girl unnamed
Total Amount Taxed $6,583.20
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