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

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Record #335 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 23
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/24/1821
Name David Cornish
Height 5' 1"
Complexion light chestnut color
Other Descriptors lame in his left leg
Freedom Information and Age Free born & is son of Christiana Cornish who was also born free. Raised in SO Cty. Abt 53 yrs old. Granted by a liber of his record reserved from county of Somerset.

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