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

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Record #703 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 47
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/8/1840
Name Negro Mary
Height 5' 1/4"
Complexion yellowish color
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Thomas Hicks; manumitted by him on 3/5/1822 to be free after serving 8 yrs and 6 months. Age abt 40 yrs, granted on information of John Stewart.

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