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

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Record #2431 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1860
Gender M
PDF File 216
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name John Hillyard Burton
Property Assessed (1) Female Slave Aged 35 yrs $50, (1) Female Slave Harriet Aged 9 yrs $60, (1) Female Salve Ann Aged 11 yrs $60, (1) Male Slave Buster Aged 14 yrs $60, Add on Negroes $200, his pole tax $150
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Harriet, Ann, Buster
Total Amount Taxed $680.00
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