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

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Record #85 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 6
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/6/1810
Name Negro Major Gray
Height 5' 8 1/4"
Complexion bright mulatto
Other Descriptors scar on right foot and on left wrist
Freedom Information and Age Freeborn. Raised by John Salisbury of DO Cty. Granted on information of Margaret Harris.

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