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

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Record #555 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 37
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/26/1831
Name Negro Rachel
Height 5' 3 3/4"
Complexion light chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar on right eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Edward Griffith; manumitted by him on 1/14/1805 to be free at the age 25 yrs. Age now 43 yrs, granted on information of Robert Griffith.

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