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

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Record #330 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 22
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/10/1821
Name Negro Mahala Nicols
Height 4' 9 1/2"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors scar on right arm
Freedom Information and Age Raised by John L. Woodland of DO Cty; manumitted by Edward Nicols, Edward White & Robert Goldsborough of DO Cty on 12/5/1812. Age abt 21 yrs, granted on information of Thomas White.

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