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

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Record #1243 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 83
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/6/1849
Name Negro John Slater
Height 5' 5"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors scar o right of forehead & immediately over right eye
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 32 yrs. Born & raised in DO Cty; manumitted by Levin Stewart on 5/18/1819 to be free after 4/13/1849. Identified by Frazier A. Hurst.

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