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

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Record #435 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 29
Date Manumission Certificate Issued no date
Name Negro Dick
Height 5' 9"
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors Forefinger on right hand has been broken
Freedom Information and Age Manumitted on 6/10/1816; to be free on 7/1/1873 by Francis Webb of DO Cty; raised by said Francis Webb. Age abt 27 yrs

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