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

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Record #1224 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 82
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/20/1849
Name Negro George (now called George Ellis)
Height 5' 9"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors scar behind left ear, small scar under lip
Freedom Information and Age Born & raised in DO Cty; manumitted by Samuel Pattison on 1/16/1832; to be free 1/1/1849. Age abt 22 yrs, identified by William Wingate.

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