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

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Record #320 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1816
Gender
PDF File 339
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Prippillah Waples
Property Assessed
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed (1) Negro Man "Brister" aged 38 years $100. (1) Negro Man "Jack" aged 35 years $100, (1) Negro Man "Moses" aged 32 years $100, (1) Negro Woman "Suckey" aged 21 years $70, (1) Negro Girl "Betty" aged 2 years $10, (1) Negro Girl "Ginney" aged 73 $0. Personal Tax none.
Total Amount Taxed $452.50
Notes Widow. Section is crossed out.

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