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

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Record #18 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 2
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/28/1807
Name Negro Harry
Height 5' 2 3/4"
Complexion high copper color
Other Descriptors well set & scar on left ankle & has lost several of his foreteeth
Freedom Information and Age Raised by William Lee of DO Cty. Manumitted by Thomas Lee on 10/4/1803 to be freed 1/1/1805. Age abt 45 yrs.

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