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

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Record #524 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 35
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/24/1830
Name Elizabeth Banks
Height 5' 3"
Complexion dark complexion
Other Descriptors lost end of her thumb on right hand
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty; daughter of Negro Mary who was manumitted by William Taylor. Age abt 34 yrs granted on information of John Christopher (?)

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