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

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Record #32 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1801
Gender
PDF File 27
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Samuel Lockwood Sr.
Property Assessed
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed (2) Negro Men aged 30 years & 22 years $265, (1) Negro woman aged 55 years $30, (1) Negro Woman aged 28 years $80, (1) Negro Women aged 25 years $80, (1) Negro Boy aged 7 years $35, (1) Negro Boy aged 3 years $10, (1) Negro Boy aged 2 years $6. Personal Tax none.
Total Amount Taxed $754.00
Notes "His Person not able to Labour"

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