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

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Record #1424 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 95
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/28/1855
Name Negro John W. Sanders
Height 5' 7"
Complexion light chestnut color
Other Descriptors Considerable crippled in right hand by being scalded; 2 small scars on left hand near wrist, small scar on cheek near left eye
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 26 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by William R. Tall.

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