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

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Record #1038 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 69
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/24/1845
Name Sam Nash
Height 5' 7"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar on right wrist
Freedom Information and Age Manumitted by John Seward of DO Cty on 1/11/1817; raised by him in DO Cty; to be free at end of year 1841. Age abt 33 yrs, granted on certificate of John W. LeCompte.

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