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

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Record #830 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 55
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/22/1836
Name Leah Hughes
Height 5' 3"
Complexion yellow complexion
Other Descriptors small mole on her cheek
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by William Hughes; daughter of Sally Hughes who was manumitted by Live Robinson. Age abt 18 yrs, given on information of Samuel LeCompte.

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