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

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Record #6 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 1
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/15/1806
Name Thomas Jolly
Height 5' 5 1/2":
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors well set, scar on left arm & left elbow
Freedom Information and Age raised in DO Cty by Gen. Henry Hooper & manumitted by Elisha Cornish on 8/15/00 at 40 yo

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