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

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Record #1557 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 104
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/14/1858
Name Negro Peter H. Travers
Height 5' 8 1/4"
Complexion light chestnut color
Other Descriptors scar on back of neck, another on first finger of left hand near knuckles
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 23 yrs. Born free and raised in DO Cty. Identified by John R. Shenton of L. L. Keene.

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