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

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Record #1169 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 78
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/13/1848
Name Betsy Ann Cephas
Height 5' 4 1/2"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors no notable marks or scars
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 19 yrs; born & raised in DO Cty; free born. Identified by Peter G. LeCompte.

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