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

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Record #1589 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 106
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/25/1858
Name Negro Sarah Elizabeth Richardson
Height 5' 3/4"
Complexion light complexion
Other Descriptors small scar on left side of neck near ear, small scar on right arm near wrist
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 20 yrs. Manumitted by John Richarson on 1/8/1838, Liber HJ No. 3 folio 216 & 217. Identified by Captain William Spedden.

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