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

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Record #989 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 66
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 1/5/1814
Name Negro Thomas Hyth (?)
Height 5' 10 1/4"
Complexion light chestnut
Other Descriptors large scar on left arm
Freedom Information and Age Born free; raised in DO Cty; son of Maria who was manumitted by James Trippe of county aforesaid. Age abt 28 yrs, granted on information of Henrietta Trippe.

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