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

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Record #1770 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 119
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/12/1862
Name Negro George W. Wilson (woman?)
Height 5' 5 1/2"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors scar on third finger of left hand; another on right side of big toe of left foot
Freedom Information and Age Born free, raised in DO Cty. Age abt 21 yrs, identified by Sarah Comer.

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