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

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Record #70 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 5
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/1/1810
Name Negro Frederick
Height 5' 5 1/4'
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors large scar occasioned by burn under left ear
Freedom Information and Age raised by Thomas Hooper deceased. Manumitted by Esther Hooper on 7/3/1802. Age abt 31 yrs 8/17/1836. 2nd certificate granted having made oath that he had lost his former.

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