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

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Record #956 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 64
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/30/1842
Name Negro Jacob
Height 5' 8"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors small mole on left side of nose
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by John Jones; manumitted by Thomas Jones on 1/23/1826; to be free after expiration of 10 yrs and to serve James Lee. Age abt 46 yrs, granted on information of Thomas Jones.

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