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

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Record #580 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 39
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/31/1831
Name Stephen Hunt
Height 5' 9 3/4"
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors lost part of his left ear
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by David John Eccelson; manumitted by him on 2/22/1804. Age now abt 27 yrs, granted on information of Thomas White and Thomas Barnett.

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