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

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Record #834 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 56
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 11/10/1836
Name Negro Bernes
Height 5' 9 3'4"
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors scar on her forehead and on her left thumb
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Edward Wheatly; manumitted by him in 5/1804. Age abt 50 yrs, granted on information of Edward Wheatly, Jr. and William S. Harper.

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