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

Record Detail

Record #460 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1828
Gender
PDF File 477
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Miers Burton
Property Assessed
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed (1) Negro Man named "Samuel" aged 30 years $70, (1) Negro Woman named "*" aged 16 years $65, (1) Negro Boy named "Samuel" aged 7 years $25, (1) Negro Boy named "George" aged 4 years $25. Personal Tax $134.
Total Amount Taxed $12,042.65
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