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

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Record #321 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 22
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/27/1820
Name Negro Will
Height 5' 7"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors small scar over right eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Thomas Wright of DO Cty; manumitted by him on 1/17/1791; to be free on 1/1/1820, Age abt 24 yrs, granted on information of William Harris.

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