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

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Record #287 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 19
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/3/1819
Name Negro Robert
Height 5' 8"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors small scar on right hand
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Hy Hooper of DO Cty; manumitted by him of 4/12/1802 to be free on 4/12/1818. Age abt 31 yrs, granted on information of Matthew Travers.

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