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

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Record #117 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 8
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 11/13/1811
Name Negro Margaret
Height 5' 3 1/2"
Complexion blackish color
Other Descriptors large lips & nose & has lost several ofher foreteeth.
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Charles Goldsborough of DO Cty; manumitted by Joseph Dodson on 9/13/1801; to be free on 1/1/1810. Age abt 40 yrs.

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