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

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Record #1813 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 122
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/25/1864
Name Negro Lemuel James Hutson
Height 5' 9 1/4"
Complexion chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors large scar on upper part of forehead from burn, another on left wrist abt 1/4" from a cut
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 47 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by R. H. Jackson.

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