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

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Record #644 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 43
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/15/1832
Name Harriet Jenkins
Height 5' 5 1/2
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors has incline to be fat
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; daughter of Leah Stanley who was manumitted by George Stanley. Age abt 24 yrs, granted on information of Joseph Ennals.

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