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

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Record #1371 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 91
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/26/1853
Name Josiah (now called Josiah Wing)
Height 5' 7 1/8"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors small scar on left thumb near joint & joint of little finger
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 27 yrs. Born & raised in DO Cty; same Negro who was manumitted by Thomas LeCompte on 2/21/1827 to be free on 12/31/1850. Identified by William G. Lecompte.

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