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

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Record #327 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 22
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/3/1821
Name Maria Bowling
Height 5' 2 1/4"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar under lip
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Susanna Gist of DO Cty; manumitted by her and Solomon Higginson on 4/28/1821. Age abt 23 yrs. (2nd certificate granted 11/1839, first certificate destroyed.

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