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

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Record #737 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 49
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/17/1833
Name Negro Sophia
Height 5' 3 3/4"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors holes in her ears
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by James Trippe; manumitted by hin on 12/31/1804; to be free after serving 8 yrs. Age now abt 45 yrs, granted on certificate of L. Warfield and Elizabeth Bradshaw.

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