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

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Record #1301 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 87
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/28/1851
Name Negro John
Height 5' 7"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors notable scar central between elbow & wrist
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 42 yrs. Born & rasied in DO Cty; manumitted by Sarah Wingate on 2/10/1813. Identified by William Wingate.

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