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Harry

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Title

Harry

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

August 22, 1821

Contributor

Zach Hottel

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18276

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

1769

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

In a runaway notice published in the Woodstock Herald, it was announced that Harry was captured and was committed to jail on August 14, 1821. The notice describes Harry as standing 5 feet and 6 inches, having a small scar on his right cheek, being dark complected, and being of mixed ancestry.

Bibliography

Geo. C. Kniesley, "Was Committed," Woodstock Herald (Woodstock, VA), Aug. 22, 1821.

Additional Information

Enslaved by Samuel Harrison (Franklin County, Virginia).

Citation

“Harry,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14697.

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