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

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Record #324 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 22
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/21/1821
Name Moses Camper
Height 5' 4 1/2"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors some scars on left arm.
Freedom Information and Age Raised by John A. Travers of DO Cty; manumitted by him on 1/22/1821. Age abt 21 yrs granted on information of said John A. Travers.

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