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

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Record #660 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 44
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/29/1832
Name Dinah Griffith
Height 5' 5 1/"
Complexion dark mulatto
Other Descriptors scar on left leg occasioned by bite of dog
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; daughter of Negero Hannah who was willed free by Robert Griffith. Age abt 20 yrs, granted on information of Robert Griffith.

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