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

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Record #1679 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 113
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 11/10/1859
Name Negro Harriet Atkinson
Height 5' 3"
Complexion yellow complexion
Other Descriptors without any visible marks except a deformity of end of 1st finger on left hand occasioned by a whitlow
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 19 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by Tristram H. Davis.

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