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

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Record #1269 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 85
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/18/1850
Name Negro Oliver Rawley
Height 5' 4 1/2"
Complexion dark complexion
Other Descriptors scar on right leg just below knee; scar on left arm between elbow & wrist
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 21 yrs. Born free; raised in DO Co. Identified by William Wingate.

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