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

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Record #156 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 11
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 2/4/1815
Name Negro Mile
Height 5' 6 7/8"
Complexion dark chestnut color
Other Descriptors scar on right shoulder occasioned by a burn
Freedom Information and Age Raised by Levin Thomas of DO Cty & manumitted by him on 1/8/1806. To be free on 1/23/1815. Age abt 26 yrs.

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