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

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Record #476 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1828
Gender
PDF File 514
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Job Jefferson
Property Assessed
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed (1) Negro Woman "Lydia" aged 22 years $30, (1) Negro Woman "Celiia" Crippled aged 26 years $10, (1) Negro Boy "Isaac" aged 15 years $50, (1) Negro Girl "Tamer" aged 11 years $35, 91) Negro Girl "Mary" aged 6 years $25, (1) Negro Girl "Ruth" aged 4 years $10, (1) Negro Girl "Phoda" aged 2 years $5. Personal Tax none.
Total Amount Taxed $205.00
Notes Person old and infirm

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