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

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Record #194 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 13
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/1/1815
Name Negro Tilly
Height 5' 2"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors mole under her right ear
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Susan Keene of DO Cty. Manumitted by her on 2/7/1793 to be free at age of 24 yrs. Age now abt 26 yrs, granted on certficate of George Ward, Esquire

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