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

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Record #329 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 22
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/3/1821
Name Negro Jacob
Height 5' 8"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Born free; is son of Negro Rebecca, a free woman. Jacob about 27 yrs of age, granted on certificate of Edward Griffith & on information of Robert Hart & Enoch Sloen.

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