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

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Record #18 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Sept 1, 1853
Number 18
Birth Date Apr 1833
Name William Edw. Harmon
Complexion Yellow
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 6
Appearance Scar in the middle of the forehead about three quarters of an inch long Sprightly face -small scar on the left thumb just above the joint-two scars on the left leg-one on the bend near the knee and the other the shin.
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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