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

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Record #1237 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 82
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/25/1849
Name Negro Brittania
Height 5' 2 1/2"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors scar on wrist of left hand
Freedom Information and Age Under 45 yrs of age. Born & raised in DO Cty; manumitted by James A. Byers on 6/4/1849; to be free from and after that date. Granted on information of William Gest.

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