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

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Record #383 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 26
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/19/1824
Name Negro Hooper Evans
Height 5' 11:
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors has a small scar on right knee
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty; son of Hannah Evans who was born free. The said Hooper is free born, abt 22 yrs of age. Granted on certificate of Charles Smith, S. Goslin, and Thomas Goslin.

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