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

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Record #195 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 13
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/1/1815
Name Negro Spohia [Sophia?]
Height 5' e"
Complexion dark complexion
Other Descriptors thick lips and mole on second finger of right hand
Freedom Information and Age Born free; daughter of Negro Polly who was manumitted by Susan Keene. Age abt 21 yrs, granted on certificate of George Ward, Esquire

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