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

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Record #253 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 17
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/16/1817
Name Negro Simon
Height 5' 9"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors large ugly nose & small scar on forehead
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Edward White of DO Cty & manumitted by him on 9/7/1799 to be free on 1/1/1817. Age abt 25 yrs.

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