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

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Record #492 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 33
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/10/1829
Name John Coleman
Height 5' 6"
Complexion dark chestnut
Other Descriptors small scar on right cheek
Freedom Information and Age Born free in DO Cty; son of Alec Coleman, a free woman. Age abt 26 yrs, granted on certificate of James Cooper.

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