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

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Record #447 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 30
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/7/1827
Name Negro May
Height 5' 3"
Complexion yellow complexion
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty; born free; daughter of Negro Daphne. Age abt 24 yrs, granted on information of Joseph E. Muse.

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