Joe
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Title
Joe
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Date
September 7, 1814
Contributor
Zach Hottel
Relation
Lewis, EnslavedPerson:18333
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18268
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
Unknown
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Joe was charged with attempting to raise an insurrection. Ebenezer Martin was appointed his counsel. The court found him not guilty but that he was guilty of seditious speech. Joe was sentenced to 50 lashes at courthouse.
Bibliography
John Wayland, A History of Shenandoah County Virginia, 2nd ed. (Baltimore, MD: Regional Publishing Company, 1998), 252.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Charles Beesley.
Citation
“Joe,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed October 5, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14689.
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