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

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Record #222 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 15
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/27/1816
Name Kitty Jackson
Height 5' 2 1/4
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar between her eyes
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty is free born & is daughter of Negro Patience (?) who was set free by William L. Murray. Age abt 21 yrs, granted on information of John Murray.

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