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

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Record #1388 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 93
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/20/1854
Name Negro Rachel Fitzgiles (?)
Height 5' 11"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors small scar on right arm between wrist & elbow
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 50 yrs. Born & raised in DO Cty; same Negro woman who was manumitted by Edward Street on 4/19/1854. Identified by Edward Street.

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