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

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Record #105 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 8
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/9/1811
Name Negro Comfort
Height 5' 5 1/4"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar on left hand between thumb & forefinger
Freedom Information and Age Raised in Do Cty by Bartholomew Ennalls; manumitted by him on 5/2/1797. Age abt 30 yrs. Information given by J. Dodson

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