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

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Record #742 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 50
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/27/1833
Name Negro Maria
Height 5' 4 1/4"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors large scar on left arm
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by David Miles; manumitted by him on 3/24/1828; to be free at expiration of 10 yrs. Age abt 40 yrs.

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