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

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Record #1095 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 73
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/3/1846
Name Bener Bowley
Height 5' 6 1/2"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar near right eye
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; son of Jinny Bowley; manumitted by Levin LeCompte. Age abt 24 yrs, granted on information of William Wingate.

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