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

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Record #1809 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 122
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/31/1863
Name Negro John Nicols
Height 5' 5 1/4"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors long scar on right cheek produced by burn
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty & manumitted by Sarah B. Pattison on 7/18/1840. Identified by Samuel Pattison.

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