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

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Record #2453 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1860
Gender F
PDF File 302
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Lydia M. Wolfe
Property Assessed (1) Female Slave Mary Aged 22 yrs $25, (1) Male Slave Ceasar Aged 22 yrs $100, (1) Male Slave Joseph Aged 13 $75, (1) Female Slave Elizabeth Aged 5 $25, (1) Female Slave Rachel Aged 10 mo. $10, Add on negroes $175
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Mary, Ceasar, Joseph, Elizabeth, Rachel
Total Amount Taxed $2,637.00
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