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

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Record #1420 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 95
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/28/1855
Name Negro Charles Nash
Height 5' 3 3/4"
Complexion chesnut complexion
Other Descriptors small scar on 1st joint of forefinger on right hand
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 37 yrs. Sames man manumitted by John Seward on 1/11/1817. Identified by W. Le Compte.

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