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

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Record #449 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 30
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/31/1827
Name Negro Peter
Height 5' 5 1/4"
Complexion dark complexion
Other Descriptors scar on left cheek & a bald head
Freedom Information and Age Manumitted 8/14/1827 by Jane Ball of DO Cty; to be free immediately. Age abt 37 yrs, granted on information of William W. Eccelston.

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