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

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Record #530 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 35
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/6/1830
Name Jacob Gibson
Height 5' 6"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors inclined to be bald
Freedom Information and Age Raised by William LeCompte of DO Cty; manumitted by Levin Stewart on 5/18/1819; to be free from and after 4/13/1829. Age abt 43 yrs, granted on information of William Wingate.

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