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

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Record #475 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 32
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/14/1828
Name Negro Rhoda
Height 5' 1 1/2"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors small scar over her right eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Levin Stewart; manumitted by him on 7/23/1817; to be free in 10 yrs from date of manumission. Age abt 36 yrs, granted on information of John T. Stewart

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