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

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Record #1290 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 86
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/10/1851
Name Negro Amelia A. LeCompte
Height 4' 2 3/4"
Complexion dark mulatto complexion
Other Descriptors small scar near center of forehead
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 17 yrs. Born free; raised in DO Cty. Identified by Thomas Linthicum.

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