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

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Record #84 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1855
Number 84
Birth Date July 1st 1834
Name James E. Collins
Complexion Light Yellow
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 11
Appearance Scar on the middle finger, on the left hand near the joint. Scar on the thumb of the right hand, and on the forefinger of the right hand. Mole on the chin.
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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