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

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Record #1783 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 120
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/19/1863
Name Negro Robert Smith
Height 5' 3"
Complexion light chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors scar on and near right eyebrow, black mole on back of left hand opposite the first finger
Freedom Information and Age Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by William Christopher.

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