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

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Record #1094 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 73
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/2/1846
Name Negro John
Height 5' 4 1/2"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors scar under right eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Thomas LeCompte; manumitted by him on1/21/1827; to be free on 12/31/1845. Age abt 25 yrs, granted on information of William LeCompte.

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