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

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Record #689 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 46
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/16/1832
Name Negro Fanny
Height 5' 3"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors very much marked in face by smallpox
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Negro Peter; manumitted by him on 5/15/1811. Age abt 30 yrs, granted on information of Negro Peter.

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