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

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Record #413 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 28
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/10/1826
Name Negro Israel
Height 5' 10 1/4"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors gwo scars on left arm
Freedom Information and Age Manumitted on 7/28/1818 by James Layton of DO Cty; to be free in 15 yrs; raised by said Layton. Age abt 34 yrs granted on information of L. Lenard.

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