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

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Record #1528 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 103
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 2/15/1858
Name Negro Francis Jenkins
Height 5' 7"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors small scar under left eye, scar on right arm below elbow supposed to have beencaused by a burn
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 40 yrs. Manumitted this day by Levin Jones, JP. Identified by Levin Jone, JP.

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