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

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Record #231 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 16
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/29/1816
Name Negro Flora
Height 5' 4 3/4'
Complexion light chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar on left eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised by John Garrisson of DO Cty. Manumitted by him on 8/9/1788 to be free on 3/1/1819. Age abt 35 yrs, granted on information of Colonel Thomas Pitt

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