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

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Record #536 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 36
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/14/1830
Name Negro Samuel
Height 5' 11 1/2"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors has two scars (small) on back of right hand
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by John Rogers; manumitted by Elizabeth Skinner of 8/29/1817; to be free after serving 2 yrs & 6 mos. Age abt 29 yrs, granted on information of Nathan Griffin.

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