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

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Record #1154 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 77
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/17/1847
Name Silas Howard
Height 5' 7"
Complexion bright chestnut color
Other Descriptors straight hair
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; son of Elizabeth Howard who was also born free. Age abt 24 yrs, granted on information of Jacob Shenton.

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