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

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Record #880 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 59
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/24/1839
Name Negro Adam
Height 5' 4"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors large hands
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Mary Kirkman(?); manumitted by her on 12/4/1822 to be free on 1/31/1838. Age abt 31 yrs, granted on information of James Thompson.

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