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

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Record #1553 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 104
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/16/1858
Name Negro William La?
Height 5' 5 1/2"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors scar on back of right hand near wrist
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 42 yrs. Manumitted by Thomas Parrott & wife on 8/20/1854. Identified by William A. Sullivane.

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