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

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Record #269 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 18
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/1/1818
Name Negro Peter
Height 5' 5 5/8"
Complexion bright yellow complexion
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Raised by John Greenwood of DO Cty; manumitted by him on 8/9/1788. to be free in 1/15/1812 and is now 31 years of age

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