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

Record Detail

Record #518 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1834
Gender
PDF File 663
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name William Dumming
Property Assessed
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed (1) Negro Man "Leven" aged 23 years 2 years to serve $44, (1) Negro Boy "Harry" aged 14 years $85, (1) Negro Girl "Ann" aged 4 years $6, (1) Negro Boy "Charles" aged 2 years $2. Personal Tax $134.
Total Amount Taxed $427.20
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