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

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Record #1160 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 77
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/10/1847
Name Negro Silla
Height 4' 8"
Complexion bright mulatto
Other Descriptors small scar on right hand
Freedom Information and Age Raised by William Rea of DO Cty; manumitted by him on 4/19/1847. Age abt 26 yrs.

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