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

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Record #252 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 17
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/8/1817
Name Negro Richard
Height 5' 5"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors small black spot in left eye occasioned by the smallpox
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Nicholas Goldsborough of Talbot Cty & manumitted by David Higgins of DO Cty on 4/8/1817. Age abt 42 yrs.

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