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

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Record #219 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 15
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/9/1816
Name Negro Lus
Height 5' 4"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors small scar on forehead
Freedom Information and Age Raised by William Skinner of DO Cty & manumitted by him on 12/22/1803. To be free in may 1811. Age now abt 32 yrs, and granted on certificate on James Pattison

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