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

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Record #992 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 66
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 3/28/1844
Name Negro Patience
Height 5' 3"
Complexion light chestnut color
Other Descriptors stout made
Freedom Information and Age Raised in DO Cty by Sarah Waggaman; manumitted by Sarah and Eliza Waggaman on 6/17/1839. Age abt 37 yrs granted on certificate of Eliza Waggaman.

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