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

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Record #119 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 8
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 12/5/1811
Name Negro Adam
Height 5' 2 1/2"
Complexion darkish color
Other Descriptors large lips, walks lame occasioned by a hurt in the left hip
Freedom Information and Age Raised by John Smoot, deceased & manumitted by John McGwire 11/18/1811. Age 42 yrs.

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