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

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Record #100 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 7
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/28/1811
Name Negro Jacob
Height 5' 7 1/4"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors holes in ears for bobbs; small scar on right chin bone
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Peter Harrington of Do Cty & manumitted by him on 3/24/1790 to be free on 3/24/1810. Age abt 26 yrs

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