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

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Record #864 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 58
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/14/1838
Name Charles Cornish
Height 5' 9"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar on right arm
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Joseph Brooks; adjudged free from service of Hillard Brooks by DO Cty court on 4/10/1838. Age abt 26 yrs.

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