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

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Record #2242 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1856
Gender F
PDF File 86
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Mary W. Hickman
Property Assessed (1) Negro Man Sully age 29 $75, (1) do Girl Letty age 36 $75
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Sully, Letty
Total Amount Taxed $2,505.50
Notes No pole tax listed

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