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

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Record #1574 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 105
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/10/1858
Name Negro Harriet Jane Laney
Height 5' 3 1/4"
Complexion light chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors 3 small scars on back of left hand, another on wrist of same hand
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 17 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by Skinner Hubbard & Samuel Abbott.

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