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

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Record #1199 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 80
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/9/1848
Name Maria Hyth
Height 5' 5 1/2"
Complexion bright mulatto complexion
Other Descriptors three scars on left side of neck & two on throat
Freedom Information and Age 31 yrs old; raised in DO Cty; born free; her mother Betty Cooper was also born free. Granted on information of James Frazier.

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