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

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Record #1364 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 91
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/9/1853
Name Negro Joseph Plater
Height 5' 6"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors scar on left side of forehead
Freedom Information and Age Born & raised in DO Cty, and is same Negro man who was manumitted by James Pattison on 9/1/1817. Identified by Richard Bryans.

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