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

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Record #2283 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1856
Gender M
PDF File 170
Free Black Name Noah Burton
Slaveowner Name
Property Assessed (1) Old horse $20, (1) Cow $10, his pole tax $150, one house and lot from land afst $300
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed
Total Amount Taxed $330.00
Notes Pole tax crossed out, Dead

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