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

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Record #553 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 37
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/7/1831
Name Negro Maria
Height 5' 11"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors small scar on forehead
Freedom Information and Age raised in DO Cty by Amelia Keene; manumitted by her on 3/28/1821. Age abt 16 yrs, granted on information of Eliza B Woolford (?). (2nd certificate granted 9/15/1838).

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