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

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Record #86 from Abstracts of Worcester Orphans Court Proceedings, 1848-1851

Familysearch PDF Page Number 97
Original Liber Page Number 156
Date ca 26 Mar 1850
Type of Proceeding Order
Name and Freedom Status Unnamed [enslaved]
Abstract Ordered that John W. Dicson? , adm. of Theodore Shockley deceased is authorized to make sale of the Negroes belonging to said deceased's estate at private sale for benefit of estate provided he does not sell them for a less sum than appraised value and accounts to Court for same.

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