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

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Record #738 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 49
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/23/1833
Name Negro Andrew Willson
Height 5' 4 3/4"
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors scar on inside of left ankle
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Jacob Willson; son of Sylvia Henry a free born woman. Said man born free and is abt 25 yrs of age. Granted this certificate to said Andrew on certificate of Thomas Hooper & John E(?) of Baltimore.

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