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

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Record #87 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1803
Gender
PDF File 79
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Leah Hopkins
Property Assessed
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed (1) Negro Man aged 37 years $134, (1) Negro Man aged 35 year $65, (1) Negro Girl aged 7 years $10, (1) Negro Girl aged 5 years $*, (1) Negro Girl aged 3 years $5, (1) Negro Boy aged 6 months $3, (1) Negro Woman w/Child 21 years $100. Personal Tax none.
Total Amount Taxed $655.00
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