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

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Record #1573 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 105
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/10/1858
Name Negro Mary Maria Lany
Height x
Complexion light chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors small scar under right eye
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 57 yrs. Manumitted by Joseph Eccelston on 3/25/1802. Identified by Skinner Hubbard & Samuel Abbott.

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