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

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Record #523 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 35
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/18/1830
Name Negro Ruben
Height 5' 6"
Complexion light color
Other Descriptors lost his hair on top of his head
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Joseph Eccelson; manumitted by him on 3/26/1802; to be free at age of 31 yrs. Age abt 36 yrs granted on information of William Eccelston.

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