Hercules
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Dublin Core
Title
Hercules
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Date
1814
Contributor
Zach Hottel
Relation
James, EnslavedPerson:18335
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18267
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
Unknown
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
November 11, 1814
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Hercules was charged and convicted of assaulting Mrs. Thomas Hall on the night of September 23, 1814. His conviction was on October 1, 1814, and he was hanged at the courthouse on November 11, 1814. Hercules was valued at $400, which was paid to his enslaver, Thomas Fox.
Bibliography
John Wayland, A History of Shenandoah County Virginia, 2nd ed. (Baltimore, MD: Regional Publishing Company, 1998), 252.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Thomas Fox.
Citation
“Hercules,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 19, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14688.
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