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

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Record #314 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 21
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/17/1820
Name Harry Hooper
Height 5' 6"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors has scar near right ear
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Coleman Waters; manumitted by Sarah Waters on 7/16/1818 to be free on day of her death. Age abt 19, granted on information of Michael Lucas.

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