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

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Record #2238 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1856
Gender M
PDF File 76
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Thomas H. Carpenter
Property Assessed (1) Negro Man Ayres Aged 30 $120, (1) do Isaac aged 17 $120, (1) do George aged 19 $ 50, (1) do James aged 17 $50, his pole tax $150
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Ayres, Isaac, George, James
Total Amount Taxed $7.47
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