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

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Record #306 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 21
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/1/1820
Name Negro Harry
Height 5' 3 3/4"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Raised by John Birmingham of DO Cty; manumitted by Thomas Linwood on 3/5/1798; to be free on 1/1/1820. Age abt 31 yrs granted on information of John Thompson.

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