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Thomas

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Title

Thomas

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

January 28, 1795

Contributor

Zach Hottel

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18265

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

1770

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Lived at the mouth of Smith's Creek. In a runaway notice in the Virginia Gazette and General Advertiser, Thomas was described as being 25 years old, 6 feet tall, and having a yellow complexion. He had on a blue jacket and breeches and a brown broad cloth coat. There was a $10 reward for him.

Bibliography

Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 1, book A, (2010), 177.

Additional Information

Enslaved by Tavenor Beale.
In 1790, Tavener Beale owned 11 slaves.

Citation

“Thomas,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14686.

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