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

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Record #1769 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 119
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/5/1862
Name Negro Lavinia Cornish
Height 5' 2"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors large white scars on left side of neck produced by heat of sun in harvest field
Freedom Information and Age Born free, raised in DO Cty. Age abt 22 yrs, identified by Margaret Marshall.

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