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Rachel Collins (#
11683616
)
Black, female, circa 60 years in 1836
Petition #
11683616
, filed in Virginia (1836)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
free person of color
Occupation: cook, nurse, washerwoman
Freedom: Origins of freedom: purchased freedom from Captain Robert E. Steed.
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