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

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Record #187 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1859
Number 187
Birth Date 17th Feb 1814
Name Leah White
Complexion Bacon
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 1 7/10
Appearance Small scar over the right eye. Small Small scar on the right arm near the wrist. Small scar on the back of the left hand.
Birth Note
Transcriber Note The following addtional information was provided for Leah White: Emancipated by deed from Teackle White recorded in the Clerk's Office of the County of Northampton the 15th day of April A. D. 1806

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