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

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Record #392 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 26
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/21/1824
Name Negro Jack
Height 5' 6 1/"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors small scar on great toe of right foot
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by William Pattison; manumitted by him on 10/2/1806 to be free 1/1808. Age abt 48 yrs.

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