Fortune
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Title
Fortune
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Date
September 23, 1796
Contributor
Eryn Kawecki
Relation
Sukey, EnslavedPerson:20013
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:20012
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
Unknown
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
August 12, 1796
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Lived in Beckford Parish. On July 1, 1796, Fortune was on trial for allegedly killing Sukey (EnslavedPerson:20013) by throwing her down the stairs of William Aylett Booth's home. The court found Fortune guilty and sentenced him to execution by hanging. He was executed on August 12, 1796. Before his death, the court valued him at 80 pounds "current money."
Bibliography
Boothe, William A : Public Claim, 09-23-1796, Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative Digital Collection, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.
Additional Information
Enslaved by William Aylett Booth.
Citation
“Fortune,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/15079.
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