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

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Record #251 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 17
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/1/1817
Name Adam Young
Height 5' 5"
Complexion of darkish color
Other Descriptors small scar on upper lip
Freedom Information and Age Raised by C. Griffith of DO Cty; manumitted by John Seward of same county on1/15/1917. Age abt 42 yrs. Granted on information of John Lennard.

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