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

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Record #411 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 28
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/1/1825
Name Negro Temprey
Height 5' 6 3/r"
Complexion copper color
Other Descriptors marked in face with smallpox
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; daughter of Rhoda LeCompte, a free woman. Age abt 25 yrs, granted on information of Sarah LeCompte.

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