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

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Record #680 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 45
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/11/1832
Name Abel Cromwell
Height 5' 1/2"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors Small scar under each eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Isaac Macer; manumitted on 10/21/1817 by Olive Cromwell. Age abt 46 yrs, granted on certificate of Ann Shinton.

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