Publisher's Synopsis
"It is a compilation of all court records from 1742 to 1800 in Worcester County, Maryland which pertain to transactions involving African-Americans. It is intended as a reference to aid African-American genealogical research. These court records include articles of agreement, bastardy bonds, bills of sale, certificates of importation into Maryland, deeds of conveyance, deeds of gift, deeds of manumission, deeds of mortgage, deeds of release, depositions, indentures, receipts, and schedules of goods, chattels, rights, and credits"--.