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

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Record #2378 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1856
Gender M
PDF File 181
Free Black Name John Salmons
Slaveowner Name
Property Assessed his pole tax $150, Removed to Indian River
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed
Total Amount Taxed $150.00
Notes Pole tax crossed out, It appears that John Salmons is "John Sammons" on the 1852 Tax Assessment for Lewes and Rehobeth 100. On the 1848 Tax Assessment for Lewes and Rehobeth 100, it's spelled "John Salmons".

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