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

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Record #1368 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 91
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/3/1853
Name Negro Jane Jolley
Height 5' 1/4"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar on chin; also small scar on upper lip
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 37 yrs. Born & raised in DO Cty; son [?] of Negro woman manumitted by John Newton on 9/28/1853; to be free from date of manumission. Identified by William Rea.

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