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

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Record #1104 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 74
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/4/1846
Name John Washington Holliday
Height 5' 5 3/4"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; son of Eliza Holliday who was also born free. Age abt 21 yrs, granted on information of Sarah Thompson.

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