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

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Record #1093 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 73
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/25/1846
Name Negro Charles
Height 5' 5"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors not very handsome; lost his little finger on right hand; scar on left side of forehead; mole on left side of nose
Freedom Information and Age Was manumitted on 12/6/1801; to be free at age of 21 yrs. Now age abt 48 yrs, granted on information of Thomas White.

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