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Lewis

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Title

Lewis

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

September 7, 1814

Contributor

Zach Hottel

Relation

Nelson, EnslavedPerson:18271

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18270

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Lewis, along with Gabriel (EnslavedPerson:18269) and Nelson (EnslavedPerson:18271), was charged with attempting to raise an insurrection. The court found Gabriel and Nelson not guilty, but found Lewis guilty of seditious speech. He was sentenced to twenty lashes.

Bibliography

John Wayland, A History of Shenandoah County Virginia, 2nd ed. (Baltimore, MD: Regional Publishing Company, 1998), 252.

Additional Information

Enslaved by Jason Botts.

Citation

“Lewis,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed October 5, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14691.

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