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

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Record #71 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1801
Gender
PDF File 57
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name William Waples Sr.
Property Assessed
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed (2) Negros woman aged 58, 45 years $65, (2) Negro Boys aged 10 years $80, (3) Negro children aged 3, 4, 6 years $50. (2) Negro Man aged 20 & 24 years $268. Personal Tax none.
Total Amount Taxed $732.00
Notes "His Person very old"

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