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

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Record #1646 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 110
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/14/1859
Name Negro John Wesley Hughes
Height 5' 7 1/4"
Complexion light chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors scar on right leg between ankle & knee & another scar below joint of thumb of left hand
Freedom Information and Age Born free, raised in DO Cty. Age abt 24 yrs, identified by William Rea Esq.

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