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

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Record #1505 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 101
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/7/1857
Name Negro Ann Maria Whales
Height 5' 1 3/4"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors large scar on left elbow occasioned by burn; has lost most of her front teeth
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 33 yrs. Manumitted by Joseph Eccelston on 3/25/1802. Identified by William H. Spedden.

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