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

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Record #1397 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 93
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/14/1854
Name Negro John Elliott
Height 5' 4"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors scar on knuckle of 4th & 5th finger occasioned by a burn
Freedom Information and Age Age 25 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by Henry Pritchett.

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