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

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Record #96 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Aug 31, 1855
Number 96
Birth Date July 3rd 1834
Name Smith Collins
Complexion Chesnut
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 9
Appearance Scar on the left cheek just below the ear, holes in the ears for ear-rings, large scar on the inner side of the right wrist ; and some scars on the back of the right wrist and right hand.
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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