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

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Record #710 from Upper Shore Manumissions (Maryland State Archives: Beneath the Underground database)

Age 1
County Caroline
Date  
Document  
Slave Owner First Name Robert
Slave Owner Last Name Bishop
Sex  
First Name William
Last Name
Date Manumitted
Date Recorded 1842-06-27
Details Notes: To be free at the age of 25. Listed as Talbot County under manumission lists but Caroline County in Bishop's will. Source: msa_sc5977_scm13248 Sourcecitation: SC5977 Source Page: 65
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