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

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Record #1782 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 120
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/4/1863
Name Negro William Hinson
Height 5' 1"
Complexion light chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors several small scars under right eye & scar on right wrist
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 20 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by Samuel Pattison.

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