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

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Record #17 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Sept 1, 1853
Number 17
Birth Date Jan 8th 1833
Name Jacob Collins
Complexion Yellow
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 6 3/10
Appearance Scar on left cheek, about an inch and a half in length-small mole on the forehead near the right eye borw and some small scars on the back of each hand
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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