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

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Record #267 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 18
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 2/5/1818
Name Shadrack Cromwell
Height 5' 5"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors thick lips & good teeth
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Ralph Eccelston of DO Cty & manumitted by Alice Cromwell on 2/5/1818. Age abt 20 yrs.

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