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

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Record #305 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 21
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/27/1819
Name Negro Charles Kier
Height 5' 9 1/4"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors long scar on left arm
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Ann Lee of DO Cty; manumitted by her on 1/10/1810. To be free one day before her death. Age abt 38 yrs, granted on information of John Gore.

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