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

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Record #1396 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 93
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/4/1854
Name Negro Mary L. Camper
Height 5' 11 3/4"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors large scar on thumb of right hand; 3rd & 4th fingers considerably smooth occasioned by burn; lost 1st 2 joints of 2nd finger of right hand
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty. Age abt 19 yrs, identified by William C. Tall.

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