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

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Record #732 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 49
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/10/1833
Name Negro Richard
Height 5' 9 1/2"
Complexion dark color
Other Descriptors two scars on left arm near elbow
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by John Broahawn; manumitted y him on 7/23/1808; to be free at age of 26 yrs. Age now abt 30 yrs granted, on information of James Thompson.

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