Skip to main content

1841-1849

 File — Box: 2, Folder: F50

Scope and Contents

No papers for 1840. Includes the estate inventories of Hosea Boyer and Robert Hall; promissory notes; several indenture agreements; a bill to Ann Talley from James Bringhurst; a land agreement involving Nancy Boyer, James and Marshall Elliot, and Betsy and Joseph Vinson; a land survey done for Joseph Vinson; and several grand inquests and other legal documents involving crimes committed in Sussex County, including assault (involving women and African-Americans), unlawful sale of liquor, road obstruction, and counterfeiting.

Dates

  • Creation: 1841-1849

Repository Details

Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
181 South College Avenue
Newark DE 19717-5267 USA
302-831-2229