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

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Record #363 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 25
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/14/1823
Name Negro James Hughes
Height 5' 7"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Raised by James Thomas of DO Cty; manumitted by him on 2/28/1804 to serve till 1/1/1822. Age abt 26 yrs.

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