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

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Record #782 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 52
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/11/1835
Name Negro Pleasant
Height 5' 2 1/2"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors has small scar on left cheek
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Abraham Bishop; manumitted by Henry Hooper on 10/10/1801. Age abt 50 yrs.

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