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

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Record #190 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 13
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/11/1815
Name Negro John
Height 5' 3 1/4"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors small scar on left thumb
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Thomas H. Airey of DO Cty & manumitted by him on 3/25/1790 to be free 1/1/1791. Now age abt 48 yrs.

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