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

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Record #1111 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 74
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/9/1846
Name Negro Esther
Height 5' 3"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar under right eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Joseph Stewart; manumitted by him on 10/28/1814; to be free at age of 35 yrs. Age abt 26 yrs, granted on information of James Stewart.

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