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

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Record #1455 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 98
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/4/1856
Name Negro Sarah Wing
Height 5' 1 3/4"
Complexion dark chestunut complexion
Other Descriptors scar on left hand occasioned by scratch of pin.
Freedom Information and Age Age 31 yrs. Manumitted by Thomas LeCompte on 2/21/1827. Idenified by William G. LeCompte.

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