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

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Record #203 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 14
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/19/1815
Name Negro Sally
Height 5' 5 3/4"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar on right arm just above bend
Freedom Information and Age raised in DO Cty & manumitted by James Sykes of DO Cty on 3/13/1809. Age abt 19 yrs, granted on information of Richarard Goldsborough

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