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

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Record #794 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 53
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/4/1836
Name Negro Isaac
Height 5' 7"
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors scar on right leg
Freedom Information and Age raised in SO Cty by Joshua Humphrys; manumitted by him on 12/7/1824; to be free 1/1/1833. Age abt 35 yrs, granted on certificate of Joshua Humphrys

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