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

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Record #730 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 49
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/11/1833
Name Rebecca Squash
Height 5' 2"
Complexion dark color
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; daughter of Alec Squash who was manumitted by, set free by Jonathan Bestpitch, by his last will and testament. Age abt 24 yrs.

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