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

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Record #297 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 20
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/1/1819
Name Negro Robert
Height 5' 7 1/2"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors lame in left leg
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Michael Ritchett of DO Cty; manumitted by him on 5/7/1806; to be free at age of 20 yrs. Age 26 yrs, granted on certificate of Michael Fitchett.

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