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

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Record #1262 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 84
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/9/1850
Name Negro Levin Jolly
Height 5' 7"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors deformity of ends of fingers on right hand, notable scar just below knee on left leg
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty. Age abt 22, identified by W. T. Vickers & Mrs. A. Jacobs.

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