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

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Record #1042 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 70
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/30/1845
Name Negro Jack
Height 5' 7 1/2"
Complexion dark complexion
Other Descriptors part of nail of second finger on his left hand destroyed
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Levin Jones; manumitted by him on 12/19/1815; to be free when he arrives at age of 25 yrs. Age now abt 40 yrs, granted on information of W Dial.

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