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

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Record #1793 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 121
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/16/1863
Name Negro Henry Jones
Height 5' 9"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors large scar from burn running partly across left cheek, another from cut on back of left hand opposite his first finger
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty. Age abt 25 yrs, identified by Nicholas Langfit.

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