Ben
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Title
Ben
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Date
September 2, 1795
Contributor
Zach Hottel
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18266
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1760
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Lived at Ruffner's Mill. In the Virginia Herald and Fredericksburg Advertiser, there was a runaway notice for Ben. In the notice, Ben was described as being five feet and ten inches tall, near sighted, and of mixed ancestry. It was also noted he had multiple suits of clothes. There was a $10 reward for his return.
Bibliography
Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 1, book A, (2010), 178.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Joseph Ruffner.
Citation
“Ben,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 8, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14687.
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