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

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Record #246 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 17
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/14/1816
Name Ruth Hughes
Height 5' 6"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors forefinger on right hand the first joint is still
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by James Sewers; manumitted by Henry Hughes her husband on this day. Age abt 44 yrs old

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