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

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Record #1142 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 76
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/26/1847
Name Negro Howard Cornish
Height 5' 4"
Complexion light chestnut color
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; son of Dinah Bowley who was made free by William LeCompte. Age abt 25 yrs, granted on information of William Rea.

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