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

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Record #296 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 20
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/21/1819
Name Negro Milky
Height 5' 1 1/4"
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Thomas Hicks of DO Cty & manumitted by him on 9/4/1804. To be free after serving 14 yrs from that date. Supposed to be now abt 30 yrs old.

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