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

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Record #1351 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 90
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/18/1853
Name Negro John Jenkins
Height 5' 9"
Complexion black complexin
Other Descriptors scar on left leg between knee
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 30 yrs. Manumitted by Stephen Hurst on 5/16/1832; to be free on 1/1/1853 upon condition of his leaving the state of Maryland. Identified by Zachariah Skinner.

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