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

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Record #249 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 17
Date Manumission Certificate Issued no date
Name Negro Charles
Height 6' 1 1/2"
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors small fingers on right hand crooked
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Edward Wheatley of DO Cty; manumitted by said Edward Wheatley on 4/28/1792. Age abt 25 yrs, this Negro certified by Kendale Lewes

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