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

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Record #1240 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 83
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/28/1849
Name Negro Henry Griffith
Height 5' 5 1/2"
Complexion dark color
Other Descriptors tip of middle finger of left hand cut off
Freedom Information and Age Abt 31 yrs. Born & raised in DO Cty; manumitted by John Griffith, Negro on 10/05/1830; to be free after said date. Granted on information of George (?).

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