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

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Record #579 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 39
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/20/1831
Name Negro Job
Height 5' 7"
Complexion light chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar on right arm
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by John Frazier; manumitted by him on 10/21/1807; to be free when he arrives at age of 31 yrs. Age now abt 47 yrs, granted on information of Shadrach Mitchell.

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