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

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Record #1029 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 69
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/10/1845
Name Algernon Atkinson
Height 6' 3 3/4"
Complexion very dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors large scar on right side of face occasioned by a burn
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Thomas Atkinson; manumitted by John Roberson on 12/30/11844. Age abt 26 yrs.

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