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

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Record #2429 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1860
Gender M
PDF File 214
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Joshua S. Burton
Property Assessed (1) Male Slave Charles aged 13 years $50, (1) Male Slave Elisha Age 11 years $50, (1) Male Slave Spence aged 9 years $50, (1) Negro Boy Lewis age 6 $40, his pole tax $150
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Charles, Elisha, Spence, Lewis
Total Amount Taxed $5,039.00
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