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

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Record #625 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 42
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/5/1832
Name Eliza Jenkins
Height 5' 4 1/4"
Complexion dark color
Other Descriptors scar near right eye
Freedom Information and Age born free; raised in DO Cty; daughter of Negro Ann who was manumitted by James Steele. Age abt 20 yrs, granted on information of James B. Hill.

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