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

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Record #915 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 61
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 11/10/1840
Name Negro Bill
Height 5' 7"
Complexion blackish color inclined to chestnut
Other Descriptors end of finger on right hand off
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Levin Stewart; manumitted by him on 7/23/1817 ; to be free when age 31 yrs. Now abt 31 yrs, granted on information of James A. Stewart.

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