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

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Record #347 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 23
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/12/1822
Name Leah Murray
Height 5' 3"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors scar on right ankle
Freedom Information and Age Free born & is daughter of Rose who was manumitted on 3/5/1790 by Thomas H. Airey. Raised in DO Cty by Rose her mother. Age abt 16 yrs.

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