page_title: Nathaniel Wells
hierarchical_section_title: Nathaniel Wells
caption_attribution_description: Wax seal of Nathaniel Wells, a Monmouthshire Justice of the Peace. This image is from the collections of The National Archives. Image no.4509718 .
context_page_description: Nathaniel Wells, was the son of a Welsh merchant and a black slave. After inheriting his father's plantations, Wells became a wealthy land owner, magistrate, the second black person to hold a commission in the Armed Forces of the Crown. He was also Britain's first black sheriff
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context_section_description: Nathaniel Wells (10 September 1779 – 13 May 1852), was the son of a Welsh merchant and a black slave. After inheriting his father's plantations, Wells became a wealthy land owner, magistrate, the second black person to hold a commission in the Armed Forces of the Crown (after Captain John Perkins). He was also Britain's first black sheriff
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caption: Wells' seal
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