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

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Record #743 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 50
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/19/1833
Name Negro Selia
Height 5' 1"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors small mole on nose between her eyes
Freedom Information and Age Manumitted by Polly Ladd on 11/10/1828; raised in DO Cty by Sarah Toff. Age abt 41 yrs, granted on information of Benjamin Griffith.

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