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

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Record #774 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 52
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/21/1835
Name Negro Alexander
Height 5' 8 1/2"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors thick lips; scar on right arm
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Margaret Ragen; manumitted by James Corkran on 1/6/1827; to be free on 1/1/1835. Age abt 20 yrs, granted on information of Samuel Coo.

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