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

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Record #1299 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 86
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/9/1851
Name Negro Thomas H. Brown
Height 5' 4'
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors mark on arm made by dog bite
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 21 yrs. Born free; raised in DO Co. Identified by William Wingate.

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