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

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Record #241 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 16
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/7/1816
Name Negro Jinna
Height 5' 2 1/2"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors scar over her left eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Levin Stewart & manumitted by him on 10/7/1816, to be free in 7 yrs from said date. Age abt 24 yrs, granted on information of Levin Stewart. (2nd certificate granted 8/14/1820, having lost her former certificate).

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