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

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Record #324 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1816
Gender
PDF File 340
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Isaiah Wharton
Property Assessed
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed (1) Negro Boy "Samuel" aged 15 years $85, (1) Negro Woman "Libney" aged 38 years $65. Personal Tax $134.
Total Amount Taxed $1,021.04
Notes "His Personal Tax is Deducted $134" Original Tax is 1115.04

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