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

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Record #1122 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 75
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/25/1847
Name Negro Henry Holland
Height 5' 5 3/4"
Complexion dark chestnut color inclined to black
Other Descriptors long chin
Freedom Information and Age Manumitted by John Robinson on 12/30/1844; to be free on 12/25/1875; raised by Thomas H. Hicks. Age abt 40 yrs, granted on information of James Higgins.

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