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

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Record #1601 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 107
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/27/1858
Name Negro William James Bowley
Height 5' 2 1/2"
Complexion yellow complexion
Other Descriptors small scar on 1st & 2nd fingers of right hand, also crooked little finger on same hand
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 24 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by Alverado Johnson.

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