Record #1343 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County	Dorchester
Page	89
Date Manumission Certificate Issued	4/14/1853
Name	Negro Ami Wheatley
Height	5' 1"
Complexion	chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors	several small scars on right arm, between her elbow & hand
Freedom Information and Age	Age abt 40 yrs. Born & raised in DO Cty; daughter of Diana who was manumitted by Joseph Eccleston on 3/20/1802, by which said manumission the said Diana & her issue, born during term of service of said Diana were to be free when age of 31 yrs. Identified by C. Skinner Hubbard (blind man). Said Ami Wheatley is no more than 31 yrs of age as proved as freed by said Hubbard.

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