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

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Record #175 from Abstracts of Worcester Orphans Court Proceedings, 1848-1851

Familysearch PDF Page Number 213
Original Liber Page Number 385
Date ca 21 Oct 1851
Type of Proceeding Order
Name and Freedom Status Unnamed [enslaved]
Abstract Ordered that Benjamin Timmons, executor of Peter Burbage, deceased, make sale of the Negroes belonging to the deceased's estate at private sale for the best prices he can obtain provided he does not sell them for less than the appraised value.

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