Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Nelly (b. ? - d. ?)
MSA SC 5496-013874
Slave, manumitted from Needwood, Frederick County, Maryland, 1818

Biography:

Nelly was a slave of Governor Thomas Sim Lee on the Needwood property in Frederick County Maryland. She was manumitted by Lee on June 5, 1818. Her manumission noted that Nelly was married to Benjamin, a slave of Mrs. Anne Key of Washington, DC.

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