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

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Record #917 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 61
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/3/1840
Name Elizabeth -
Height 5' 2 1/2'
Complexion yellow complexion
Other Descriptors x
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; daughter of Negro Cassy who was manumitted by Thomas Thompson. Abt 17 years of age, given on information of William Bell.

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