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

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Record #281 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 19
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/15/1818
Name Negro Affey
Height 5' 1"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors large lips & has scar on right arm near elso
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Sarah LeCompte of DO Cty; manumitted by her on 12/15/1801. Age abt 21yrs, granted on information of Caleb LeCompte

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