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

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Record #261 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 18
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/16/1817
Name Negro Mace
Height 5' 5"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors large white speck in left eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Edward Elliott of Caroline Cty. Manumitted by Mary Pitt of DO Cty on 1/19/1802 to be free on 1/1/1804. Age abt 70 yrs, granted on certificate of Colonel Thomas Pitt.

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