Ephraim
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Dublin Core
Title
Ephraim
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Date
September 13, 1814
Contributor
Zach Hottel
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18273
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
Unknown
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Ephraim was charged with attempting to raise an insurrection but was found guilty of seditious speech. He was sentenced to thirty lashes at the courthouse.
Bibliography
John Wayland, A History of Shenandoah County Virginia, 2nd ed. (Baltimore, MD: Regional Publishing Company, 1998), 252.
Additional Information
Enslaved by John Fox.
At the time of the trial, Ephraim was in the service of John Arthur.
Citation
“Ephraim,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed October 5, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14694.
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