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

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Record #22 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 2
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/4/1807
Name Negro Luia
Height 5' 3 3/4"
Complexion yellow color
Other Descriptors long hair, well made, good teeth, wide mouth, long nose & small scar on right cheek, and also one on each hand
Freedom Information and Age born free, raised in DO Cty. Age abt 30 years, by oath of Nancy Chance.

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