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

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Record #151 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 10
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 7/11/1814
Name Negro Daniel
Height 5' 7"
Complexion darkish color
Other Descriptors small scar on left thumb
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Reuben Mitchell of DO Cty & manumitted by him on 10/8/1791 to be free in year 1811. Age abt 21 yrs. (Second certificate granted 3/28/1816, first being lost, oath made.) (Third certificate granted 5/1819 on oath.)

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