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

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Record #1720 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 116
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 8/25/1860
Name Negro Adam Young
Height 5' 2"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors first joint of finger next to little finger cut-off on right hand, scar from burn on back of left hand
Freedom Information and Age Born free, raised in DO Cty. Age abt 23 yrs identified by John Brodess.

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