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

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Record #1067 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 71
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/26/1845
Name John Burrows
Height 5' 8"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors crippled in right arm
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; daughter of Hester Burrows who was willed free by William Copes. Age abt 23 yrs, granted on oath of Richard Molock.

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