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

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Record #23 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 2
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/6/1807
Name James Blake
Height 5' 6 1/4"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors well made, round shouyldered, long ugly nose, large mouth w/small vacancy between his upper foreteeth & has small scar above left eye
Freedom Information and Age born free, raised in DO Cty. Age 39 yrs by oath of William Frazier.

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