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

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Record #490 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 33
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/9/1829
Name Henry Stanley
Height 5' 9"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors small scar on right wrist
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in Do Cty; son of Ann Cornish who was also born free. Age abt 20 yrs granted on information of James Woolford.

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