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

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Record #512 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 34
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/28/1829
Name Negro Violet
Height 4' 3/4"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors affect in right eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Josiah Bayly; manumitted by said Josiah Bayly on 10/10/1829. Age abt 43 yrs.

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