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

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Record #1206 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 80
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/30/1848
Name Negro Leah
Height 5' 3"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors scar abt center of forehead, one near top of breast, cut between 1st & 2nd joint of forefinger of left hand
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty; manumitted by Joseph Hill on 10/28/1848. Age abt 38 yrs; free from date of manumission.

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