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

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Record #470 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 31
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/9/1828
Name Negro Phena
Height 5' 6 1/4"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors several scars on left arm
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Sophia Griffith; manumitted by her on 1/20/1800; to be free at age of 18 yrs. Now age abt 30 yrs, granted on certificate of Sophia Griffith

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