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

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Record #1431 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 96
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/2/1866
Name Negro Edward (now called Edward Nicols)
Height 5' 5"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors without any notable marks or scars
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 30 yrs. Same Negro manumitted by Henry Wingate on 4/24/1828. Identified by William Rea. (2nd certificate granted 12/20/1858, former one destroyed)

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