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

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Record #739 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 49
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/29/1833
Name Negro Harry
Height 5' 6 3/4"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar near left eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by William S. Keene; manumitted by him to be free at age of 31 yrs; manumitted on 12/22/1813. Age now abt 31 yrs, 6 mos, granted on information of James Pattison.

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