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

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Record #786 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 52
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/4/1835
Name Negro Sarah
Height 5' 2 1/4"
Complexion light chestnut color
Other Descriptors large mole on left breast
Freedom Information and Age Manumitted by Sarah Waneford of DO Cty; raised by Colonel Thomas Waneford of same county. Age abt 48 yrs, granted on information of Sarah Waneford.

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