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

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Record #1732 from Certificates of Freedom in Dorchester County, Maryland 1806-1864

County Dorchester
Page 117
Date Manumission Certificate Issued 10/5/1860
Name Negro James Lansnum (?)
Height 5' 9 1/2"
Complexion black complexion
Other Descriptors large scar on breast from a burn, turns feet out very mcuh in walking. very think lips
Freedom Information and Age Age 20 yrs. Manumitted by Thomas Parrott in 1857. Identified by William A. Sullivane.

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