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

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Record #544 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 36
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 11/18/1830
Name Negro Nancy
Height 5' 5 1/2"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar on right cheek
Freedom Information and Age Born & raised in DO Cty by Edward Smith; manumitted by Jane Wall on 8/14/1827. Age abt 38 yrs, granted on information of Jane Wall.

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