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

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Record #766 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 51
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/8/1834
Name Negro Charles
Height 5' 11 1/4 "
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors large scar across right foot
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty; manumitted by Richard Pattison of said county on 3/28/1805. Age abt 45 yrs.

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