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

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Record #1401 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 94
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/9/1854
Name Negro Sarah Jane Perkins
Height 5' 1/4"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors scar on back part of left hand; small mole on face above left eye, cross eyed
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 21 yrs. Born & raised in DO Cty. Identified by Zachariah Skinner Jr.

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