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

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Record #840 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 56
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/18/1837
Name William Richardson
Height 5' 6 1/4"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors little finger on left hand, crooked
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Solomon D(?); manumitted by him on 1/9/1830; to be free after 12/31/1836. Age abt 38 yrs, granted on information of John Bradshaw.

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