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

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Record #977 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 65
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/22/1843
Name Gabriel Sanders
Height 5' 5 3/4"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors sharp chin
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Joseph Stewart; manumitted by him on 10/28/1824; to be free at age of 31 yrs. Age now abt 31 yrs 6 months, granted on information of James Stewart.

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