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

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Record #9 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 1
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/15/1806
Name Negro Jany
Height 5' 2 1/4"
Complexion copper colored
Other Descriptors thick lips, flat nose, scar above left eye
Freedom Information and Age raised by Nathaniel Manning in DO Cty & manumitted by James Thomas on 2/28/1803 to be free on 11/1/1805; age 26 yrs

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