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

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Record #655 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 44
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/26/1832
Name Ned Cook
Height 5' 11"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors scar on left breast
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; son of Venus Cook who was manumitted by Mary Seward. Age abt 20 yrs, granted on information of John Hubbart.

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