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

Record Detail

Record #962 from Sussex County, Delaware Tax Assessments, 1801-1868

State Delaware
County Sussex
District Dagsborough
Year 1848
Gender M
PDF File 787
Free Black Name
Slaveowner Name Isaac H. Houston
Property Assessed
Name of Enslaved Persons Assessed (1) Negro Man "George" aged 22 years $100, (1) Negro Boy "Illphen" Aged 16 years $75, (1) Negro Boy "Thomas" aged 5 years $20, (1) Negro Boy "James" aged 3 years $15, (1) Negro Girl aged eigtheen Months $5, (1) Negro Girl Meriah Aged 15 years $75.
Total Amount Taxed $1,500.00
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