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

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Record #973 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 65
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/9/1843
Name Negro Mary
Height 5' 1 1/4"
Complexion chestnut color
Other Descriptors large scar on breast
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by James Thompson; manumitted by him on 4/24/1820; to be free at end of year 1838. Age abt 36 yrs, granted on information of Thomas H. Hicks.

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