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

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Record #242 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 16
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/22/1816
Name Negro Moses
Height 5' 8 3/4"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors has bad teeth & small scar across back of left hand
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty & manumitted by John Maguire, Esq on 9/5/1814. Age 42 yrs, granted on information of John Maguire

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