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

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Record #79 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 6
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/15/1810
Name Negro Sylvia
Height 5' 6 1/4"
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors abt 18 yo
Freedom Information and Age Manumitted by Sarah Ennalls 1/12/1804 to be free at age 16 yrs. Raised by his father in the county also.

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