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

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Record #700 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 47
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/25/1832
Name Negro James
Height 5' 11 1/4"
Complexion mulatto
Other Descriptors small scar on left hand
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised n DO Cty; son of Negro Milley who was also born free. Age abt 21 yrs, granted on information of Peter Willis.

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