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

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Record #1499 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 101
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/25/1857
Name Negro Milly (now called Milly Robinson)
Height 5' 3 1/2"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors scar under chin, another near top of breast bone
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 47 yrs. Manumitted by James Thompson on 4/24/1820 to be free at end of year 1840. She is now free. Identified by Mrs. Sally Ann, wife of Henry Goldzer?

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