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

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Record #317 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 21
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/28/1820
Name Negro Aaron Banks
Height 5' 3 1/2"
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Raised by John Keene of DO Cty & manumittted by William Banks on 11/11/1819. To be free immediately. Abt 40 yrs of age

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