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

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Record #2234 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1856
Gender M
PDF File 69
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name John Hilliard Burton
Property Assessed (1) Negro Woman age 30 years $40, (1) do Mary age 18 $90, (1) Negro Boy Brister age 10 $50, (1) Negro Girl Anna Age 7 $20, (1) Negro Girl Harriet Age 4 $20, his pole tax $150
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Mary, Brister, Anna, Harriet
Total Amount Taxed $565.00
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