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

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Record #1694 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 114
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 2/27/1860
Name Negro Elizabeth Stafford
Height 5'
Complexion yellow complexion
Other Descriptors large scar on back of right arm between wrist & elbow occasioned by burn
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 20 yrs. Born & raised in DO Cty. Identified by James Marshall.

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