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

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Record #1796 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 121
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/5/1863
Name Wesley Cornish, mulatto
Height 5' 7 1/2"
Complexion very light complexion
Other Descriptors forefinger of left hand broken at middle joint & with no other perceptible marks about him
Freedom Information and Age Born free & raised in DO Cty. Age abt 27 yrs identified by Edward W. Lecompte.

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