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

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Record #1712 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 115
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 5/30/1860
Name Negro John M. Simpson
Height 5' 8 1/2"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors without visible marks by end of whose finger are unusually large & generous nails on them
Freedom Information and Age Age abt 27 yrs. Born free & raised in DO Cty. Identified by Daniel Cannon.

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