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

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Record #744 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 50
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/16/1833
Name Negro William
Height 5' 6 1/4"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors large scar on breast
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by David Todd; manumitted by Edward Griffith on 8/1/1818. Age abt 60 yrs, granted on oath of Benjamin Griffith.

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