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Orange County Indexed

Deed (sale or gift not stated), 25 May 1829

Conveyed fourteen enslaved people from John Umstead's estate, through its administrator, to Thomas D Bennehan.

Date
25 May 1829
Record
Deed (sale or gift not stated)
Citation
Orange County Deed Book 23/558
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From
John Umstead (estate)
To
Thomas D Bennehan

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Sources

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