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

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Record #344 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 23
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/11/1822
Name Negro Adam
Height 5' 6"
Complexion blackish complexion
Other Descriptors has two scars over each eye
Freedom Information and Age Manumitted by Sarah Deshears on 9/19/1801; to be free on 2/20/1821; raised in DO Cty. Age abt 31 yrs.

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