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

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Record #1645 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 110
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/10/1859
Name Negro Sarah Ann Dobson (man?)
Height 5' 1 3/4"
Complexion mulatto complexion
Other Descriptors 2 small scars on left wrist, another small mark on left side of chin about the size of three cent piece.
Freedom Information and Age Born free & raised in DO Cty. Age abt 19 yrs, identified by Major S. Fletcher & wife, Pat Bramble & George L. Stevens.

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