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

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Record #1434 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 96
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/7/1856
Name Negro Mary Elizabeth Kennedy
Height 5' 1"
Complexion light complexion
Other Descriptors small black mark betwee her eyes
Freedom Information and Age Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by James Smith, S.C.

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