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

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Record #1002 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 67
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/6/1844
Name Negro Mary
Height 5' 1/2"
Complexion very dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors scar near right ear
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by James Pattison; manumitted by him on 9/1/1817 to be free after serving 16 yrs. Age abt 23 yrs, granted on certificate of James Pattison.

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