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

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Record #1678 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 113
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 11/10/1859
Name Negro John Allen
Height 5' 10"
Complexion yellow complexion
Other Descriptors without any visible marks except very small scar between thumb & 1st finger on right hand, abt inch from knuckle of said finger
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 28 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by Tristram H. Davis.

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