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

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Record #1210 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 81
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 2/12/1849
Name Negro William Henry Jackson
Height 5' 9"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors scar on right thumb; another large scar on right side of head between ear & forehead
Freedom Information and Age Abt 23 yrs, born & raised in DO Cty; free born. Identified by Elizabeth Hurley.

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