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

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Record #289 from Wills from Sussex County, Delaware, 1751-1883

State Delaware
County Sussex
Liber: Folio D4:111
Date (Signed) 5/15/1786
Date (Probate) 5/25/1786
Deceased Elizabeth Short
Heirs Shadrach Short - son
Abstract Negro girl named Felis on condition that he pay my daughter Nanny Melson the sum of 16 pounds

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