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

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Record #2265 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1856
Gender M
PDF File 162
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Thomas Walker
Property Assessed (1) Negro Girl age 16 $60, (1) Do Do age 5 $5, (1) Do Boy Do age 10 $60, his pole tax $150
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed
Total Amount Taxed $4,626.00
Notes Duplicate

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