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

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Record #667 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 45
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/31/1832
Name Stewart Gaines
Height 5' 6 1/4"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors two scars on forehead
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in Do Cty; son of Lovey Gaines who was also born free. Age abt 20 yrs, granted on affidavit of Mary Keene.

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