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

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Record #565 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 38
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/29/1831
Name Negro Jim
Height 5' 8 3/4
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Daniel LeCompte of said County; manumitted by him on 2/19/1827. Age now abt 31 yrs, granted on information on William Byus.

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