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

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Record #1361 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 91
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/16/1853
Name Negro James Hutson
Height 5' 4 1/2"
Complexion light chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors two large scars on side of neck, occasioned by scarlet fever
Freedom Information and Age Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by Thomas W. Anderson.

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