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

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Record #11 from Northampton County, Virginia Register of Free Blacks 1853-1861

Year Documented Sept 1, 1853
Number 11
Birth Date Mar 1833
Name Caleb Collins
Complexion Yellow
Height - Feet 5
Height - Inches 7 1/2
Appearance No very remarkable scars except a small one where the hair joins the forehead in a straight from the left eye. Countenance open and expressive of good nature.
Birth Note Born free in the County of Northampton, State of Virginia; (dd)
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