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

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Record #935 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 62
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 6/21/1841
Name Vinson -
Height 5' 7"
Complexion light chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scar on his forehead
Freedom Information and Age Raised by John Jones in DO Cty; manumitted by Elizabeth Jones on 5/28/1831; to be free on 5/28/1841. Age abt 31 yrs, granted on information of William R. Tall (2nd certificate 3/30/1846)

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