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

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Record #772 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 51
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/1/1835
Name James Brooks
Height 5' 5 1/"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors scar on left hand
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; son of Nancy Brooks who was also born free. Age abt 38 yrs, granted on information of John G. Abbott.

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