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

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Record #283 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 19
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/9/1819
Name Negro Satchmo (?)
Height 5' 8"
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors thick lips & large eyebrows, scar on right side of left thumb
Freedom Information and Age raised in DO Cty & is son of Negro Alec who was manumitted by John LeCompte. Age abt 24 yrs, granted on information of Stephen LeCompte

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