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

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Record #171 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 12
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/15/1815
Name Stephen Henry
Height 5' 8 1/4"
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors has scar on fingers of left hand
Freedom Information and Age Born free. He is son of Negro Fanny who was manumitted by M. Zekiel Vickers in DO Cty. Age abt 20 yrs. Granted on information of Charles Vickers. (2nd certificate granted on his swearing that his first one was lost 4/2/1819)

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