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

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Record #1333 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 89
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/5/1/852
Name Negro John Henry Brooms
Height 5' 9"
Complexion chestnut compelxion
Other Descriptors without any visible marks or scas
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 23 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by Thomas J. Saxton.

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