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

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Record #482 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 32
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/12/1829
Name Negro Peter
Height 5' 4 1/2"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors defect in right eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by James Thompson; manumitted by him on 4/24/1820; to be free on 12/31/1826. Age abt 36 yrs, granted on information of James Thompson.

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