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

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Record #1777 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 120
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/30/1862
Name Negro Cassy Nicols
Height 5' 1 1/4"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors high cheekbones, round flat face; without visible marks except long slim scar on back of right hand from a cut
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 30 yrs. Manumitted by Anthony C. Thompson on 5/6/1856 and recorded in Liber FJ.H. No. 2 folio 212 & 214, chattel record books of DO Cty. Identified by Dr. A. C. Thompson.

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