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

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Record #2254 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1856
Gender M
PDF File 134
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name John Rhodes
Property Assessed (1) Negro Woman aged 52 years $25, (1) Negro Man George do 27 yrs $130, (1) Negro Man Sam do 53 $25, (1) Negro Man Peter do 21 do $120, his pole tax $150
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed George, Sam, Peter
Total Amount Taxed $6,600.00
Notes All Entries lined through, due to Death

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