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

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Record #1484 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 99
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/1/1857
Name Negro Maria Jane Wilson
Height 5' 3/4"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors scar on inside of right arm above elbow supposed to have been caused by burn
Freedom Information and Age Manumitted by Dulcina Scott on 12/21/1855. Age abt 40 yrs, identified by Mrs. Dolcina Johnson.

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