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

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Record #650 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 43
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/22/1832
Name Negro Elvira
Height 4' 10 1/4"
Complexion yellowish color
Other Descriptors small scar on her forehead
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Mrs. Harriet Reid; manumitted by her on 1/1/1814; to be free at end of 18 yrs from that date. Age abt 23 yrs.

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