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

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Record #798 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 53
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/1/1836
Name Negro Richard
Height 5' 3 1/2"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors small mole under his under lip
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Jeremiah Marine; manumitted by Levin Colston on 9/30/1811; to be free at age of 23 yrs. Age now abt 28 yrs, granted on information of Jeremiah Marine.

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