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

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Record #1016 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 68
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/2/1844
Name Negro William
Height 5' 5 1/2"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors small scar on left side of face
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Samuel Cook; manumitted by him on 3/8/1825; to be free after serving 18 yrs from 1/1/1825. Age abt 32 yrs, granted on information of James Mowbray.

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