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

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Record #1461 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 98
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/5/1857
Name Negro Hagar Jenkins
Height 5' 3 1/4"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors scar on back part of left arm above elbow occasioned by a burn
Freedom Information and Age Age 32 yrs. Manumitted by Mary Jones on 8/3/1854. Identified by Levin Jones G. H.

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