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

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Record #1363 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 91
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/1/1853
Name Negro Christina Cornish
Height 5' 4 1/2"
Complexion bright mulatto complexion
Other Descriptors scar on right arm just below elbow occasioned by a burn
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in Dorchester County. Age abt 17 yrs, identified by James Mobray.

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