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

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Record #28 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 2
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/10/1807
Name Negro Ester
Height 5' 5"
Complexion high yellow complexion
Other Descriptors round shoulders, long hair, 2 scars on 2 forefingers on right hand
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by John Stevens, Esquire and Manumitted by Joseph Robertson 2/9/1801. Age abt 19 yrs, granted on oath of John Stevens, Esquire

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