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

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Record #345 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 23
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/27/1822
Name Negro Leah
Height 5' 2 3/4"
Complexion bright yellow complexion
Other Descriptors scar near her left-
Freedom Information and Age Manumitted by John M. Anderson on 5/3/1801; to be free on 20 yrs from date of manumission. Raised by said John M. Anderson. Age abt 32 yrs, granted on information of Matthew Turnbull.

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