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

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Record #1792 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 121
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/16/1863
Name Negro John Jones
Height 5' 8 1/2"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors long scar from cut commencing on back of right hand running diagonally across & down 2nd finger to 2nd joint
Freedom Information and Age Born free, raised in DO Cty. Age abt 29 yrs, identified by Nicholas Langfit.

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