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

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Record #1611 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 108
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/15/1858
Name Negro Garretson Kennard
Height 5' 8 3/4"
Complexion yellow complexion
Other Descriptors 2nd finger on left hand crooked; scar on left wrist between wrist & elbow
Freedom Information and Age Born free, raised in DO Cty. Age abt 21 yrs, identified by Francis J. Henry.

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