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

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Record #571 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 38
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/9/1831
Name Rose Ann
Height 5' 4"
Complexion dark chestnut color, inclined to black
Other Descriptors has inoffensive look
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; daughter of Negro woman named Priscilla who was manumitted by Doctor John Eccelson. Age abt 16 yrs, granted on information of Leomilia White, wife of John White.

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