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

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Record #1442 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 97
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/13/1856
Name Negro James (now called James Pinkett)
Height 5' 5 1/2"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors small scar on right cheek occasioned by a burn, also scar on left leg above knee occasioned by cut from scythe
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 35 yrs. Same Negro man manumitted by James Thompson.

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