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

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Record #955 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 64
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/23/1842
Name Harry Slacum
Height 5' 8 1/4"
Complexion black color
Other Descriptors scar over right eye
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Barzilla (?) Slacum; manumitted by his wife Rachel Bayly on 12/13/1836 to be free immediately. Age abt 48 yrs, granted on information of James A. Stewart.

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