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

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Record #957 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 64
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/14/1842
Name Draper Jackson
Height 5' 4"
Complexion dark chestnut
Other Descriptors scar under left eye
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; son of Fanny Jackson who was also born free. Age abt 25 yrs, granted on information of Thomas H. Hooper.

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