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

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Record #503 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 34
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/8/1829
Name Kitty Darby
Height 5' 7 1/2"
Complexion bright yellow color
Other Descriptors scar on end of thumb
Freedom Information and Age Born free, raised in Do Cty; daughter of Mahala Pennington who was also born free. Granted on information of William Hughes, age abt 29 yrs.

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