Date: 11 December 1792
Registrant: Colhoon, Ruhamah
Historical County: Franklin
Modern County: Franklin
Residence: Chambersburg
Details given are as recorded in the registration.
Date of Birth: 13 August 1792
Sex: Male
Race: Mustee; Mulatto
Status: Term Slave (28 Years)
Name of mother: Unspecified
Race of mother: Unspecified
Status of mother: Unspecified
Description of mother: Unspecified
Details given are as recorded in the registration.
Among the records of Negro & Mulatto Children in
Franklin County in he Commonwealth of Pennsylva
for the Term of twenty eight years is the following.
On the eleventh day of December in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
ninety two Ruhamah Colhoon widow of
Doctor John Colhoon of Chambersberg decd
appeared before me the subscriber and on
her solomn oath returned her mustee or
Mulatto Child named James Scoals, born
on the thirteeth day of August last past
according to the best of her knowledge,
to be recordedEdw Crawford clk
of the peace of F. Coy
Franklin Coy Ss.
In Testimony that the above is truly taken
from the record I have hereto set my
hand and seal of office at
Chambersburg this fifth day of
October one thousand and eight hun
dred and one
Edw crawford clk
of the peace of F. Coy