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

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Record #1344 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 90
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/4/1853
Name Negro Susan Wheatley
Height 5' 5 1/2"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors small scar on forehead
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 30 yrs. Born fee & raisedin DO Cty. Identified by C. Skiner Hubbard (blind man) and Samuel Abbott.

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