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

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Record #1576 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 105
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/10/1858
Name Negro Jane Morris
Height 5' 2 1/4"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors no visible marks or scars except small scar from cut on right arm abt 3 " from wrist
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 16 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by Skinner Hubbard.

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