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

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Record #439 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 29
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/1/1827
Name Negro Fanny
Height 5' 3"
Complexion dark compleion
Other Descriptors has mole over left eye
Freedom Information and Age Manumitted on 5/15/1811 by Negro Peter of DO Cty; to be free immediately. Age abt 23 yrs, granted on information of Negro Peter.

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