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

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Record #2599 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Lewes and Rehobeth Hundred
Year 1864
Gender M
PDF File 398
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Doc. Easmus D. Marsh
Property Assessed (1) Slave Harriet aged 22 yrs $40, his pole tax $300, 1866 Deduct (1) Slave (as above) $40, Person (Dead) $300
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed Harriet
Total Amount Taxed $2,193.00
Notes 1866 Deduct (1) Slave (as above) $40

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