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Joe

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Dublin Core

Title

Joe

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

September 12, 1814

Contributor

Zach Hottel

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18272

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. He was found not guilty of this charge but was found guilty of seditious speech. Joe was sentenced to twenty-five 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 Christian Miller, Jr.

Citation

“Joe,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14693.

Comments

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