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

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Record #274 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 19
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/12/1818
Name Thomas Atkinson
Height 5' 9"
Complexion blackish complexion
Other Descriptors small scar on his breast
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Edward Higgins of DO Cty; manumitted by Roger Hooper on 5/14/1818. Age abt 36 yrs, granted on certificate of Roger Hooper.

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