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

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Record #1664 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 112
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/7/1859
Name Negro John Henry Slocum
Height 5' 8 7/8"
Complexion dark mulatto complexion
Other Descriptors small scar on inside of left thumb near 2nd joint
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 21 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by John H. Kirwan of John.

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