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

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Record #75 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 6
Date Manumission Certificate Issued No date
Name Negro Bill
Height 5' 5"
Complexion yellowish color
Other Descriptors long bushy hair, has 2 small scars on left cheek
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Richard Pattison of DO Cty & manumitted by him 2/28/1809 to be free 1/1/1811. Age abt 28 yrs.

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