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

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Record #334 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 23
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/10/1821
Name Negro Sophy
Height 5' 5"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Raised by James Trippe of DO Cty; manumitted by him on 8/1/1803. To be free on 1/1/1821. Abt 21 years of age, granted on information of Araminta LeCompte.

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