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

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Record #1378 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 92
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/11/1854
Name Negro Cassy (now called Cassy Dennis)
Height 5' 8 3/8"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors without any notable marks or scars
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 65 yrs. Born & raised in DO Cty; is same Negro woman manumitted by James Thompson on 3/8/1819; to be free from & after said 3/8/1819. Identified by James Thompmson & Josiah Carroll.

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