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

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Record #551 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 37
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/1/1831
Name James Cook
Height 5' 11"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors has two scars on right arm
Freedom Information and Age raised in DO Cty; born free; son of Venus (?) Cook who was manumitted by Mary Seward. Age abt 19 yrs, granted on information of Zebulon Mitchell of Levin.

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