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

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Record #237 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 16
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/29/1816
Name Negro George
Height 5' 6 1/4"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors scar on forehead & one on his left thumb
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Thomas Wright & manumitted by him on 1/7/1799 to be free in 1816. Age abt 28 yrs, granted on certificate of Henry Wright.

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