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

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Record #1727 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 116
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 9/18/1860
Name Negro Emily Jane Camper
Height 5' 1/4"
Complexion dark chestnut complexion
Other Descriptors scar on knuckle of forefinger of right hand & mark from burn on back of left hand
Freedom Information and Age Born free, raised in DO Cty. Age abt 19 yrs, identified by Caleb Hurley.

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