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

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Record #1626 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 109
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/1/1859
Name Negro George Slater
Height 5' 8"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors scar on right wrist
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 33 yrs. Manumitted by Elizabeth Skinner on 3/6/1826, recorded in Liber ER No. 10 folio 214, one of land records of DO Cty. Identified by Mr. Richard Pattison.

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