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

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Record #871 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 58
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/13/1838
Name Henry Cornish
Height 5' 6 1/4"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors large mane of hair
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty; son of Page Cornish who was manumitted by John Cornish. Age abt 17 yrs, granted on oath of Majes Munford(?).

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