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

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Record #1758 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 118
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/29/1862
Name Negro Eliza Ann Smart
Height 4' 11"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors without visible marks except 2 small scars on left wrist near joint & one of back of right hand
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 23 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by Thomas Wingate.

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