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

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Record #232 from Upper Shore Manumissions (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Age 33
County Dorchester
Date  
Document 1
Slave Owner First Name Brice J
Slave Owner Last Name Goldsborough
Sex M
First Name Moses
Last Name Johnson
Date Manumitted 1840-12-16
Date Recorded 1840-12-16
Details Folder: 91 Item: 1 Notes: Freed upon payment of 500 dollars. Brice Goldsborough was the administrator of Achsah Goldsborough. Moses Johnson was the 'favorite slave' of Achsah. Witnessed by William Cox and Thomas Harper. Received and recorded December 16, 1840 in Liber ER no. 2 folio 386, 387. Series: c3080
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