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

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Record #1674 from Wills from Sussex County, Delaware, 1751-1883

State Delaware
County Sussex
Liber: Folio D4:388
Date (Signed) 3/21/1793
Date (Probate) 4/30/1793
Deceased Anderson Parker, Gentleman
Heirs Negro men Aaron and Jack
Abstract That my Negro men Aaron and Jack to be manumitted "having so behaved themselves in my lifetime" as to merit their freedom

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