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

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Record #160 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 11
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 4/1/1815
Name Negro Jenny
Height 5' 5 1/4"
Complexion light chestnut color
Other Descriptors small scare on right side of right eye.
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 26 yrs. Raised by James Trippe of DO Cty & manumitted by him on 8/11/1803. To be free on 1/1/1811.

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