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

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Record #1372 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 92
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/2/1854
Name Negro John Hooper
Height 5' 8 1/4"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors scar on right wrist abt 2 1/2" in length occasioned by a cut; another small scar on left side of face occassioned by cut
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 21 yrs. Born free; raised in DO Cty. Identified by Levi Wheeler.

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