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

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Record #1670 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 112
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/6/1859
Name Negro Charlesina Hinson
Height 5' 1/2"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors small black spot on left cheekbone, small scar from burn on back of left arm abt 3" from wrist
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 17 yrs. Manumitted by Minty Hinson on 10/6/1859 and recorded in Liber F.J.H. No. 2, one of chattel records of DO Cty. Raised in DO Cty. Identified by Clement Sullivane.

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