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

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Record #339 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 23
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/28/1821
Name Negro Moses
Height 5' 7"
Complexion light chestnut
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Thomas Hicks of DO Cty; manumitted by him on 9/4/1804; to be free in 16 yrs from date of the manumission. Age abt 28 yrs.

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