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

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Record #1157 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 77
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/21/1847
Name Carla Ann Harris
Height 5' 6"
Complexion light chestnut color
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; daughter of Mary Henry who was willed free by William C(?). Age abt 26 yrs, granted on inforamtion of John Henry.

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