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

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Record #37 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Sept 1, 1854
Number 37
Birth Date July 4th 1836
Name Smith Satchell
Complexion Light Chesnut
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 7 1/4
Appearance Oblong face, small scar near the right temple, small scar in the forehead, a scratch on the left cheek, and a large scar on the back of the right hand & scar on the thumb of the left hand.
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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