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

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Record #286 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 19
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/29/1819
Name Negro Simon
Height 5' 11 1/4"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors has large mouth
Freedom Information and Age Raised by William Dail of DO Cty; manumitted by Francis Webb on 6/10/1806; to be free on 1/1/1814. Age abt 32 yrs, granted on information of Ennalls Ross.

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