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

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Record #1352 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 90
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/19/1853
Name Negro Thomas Jolly
Height 5' 6 1/2"
Complexion chestut color
Other Descriptors scar on top of left shoulder
Freedom Information and Age Born & raised in DO Cty; is same man manumitted by Thomas Hicks 3/6/1822; to be free after service 23 yrs from date of same manumission. Age abt 48 yrs, identified by Charles A. Hurley.

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