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George

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Title

George

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Woodstock (Va.)

Date

March 7, 1821

Contributor

Dan Smith

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18310

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Jailed in Woodstock, Virginia, for being a runaway. In a notice published in the Woodstock Herald, George is described as being five feet and ten inches tall and "nearly black."

Bibliography

G.C. Kiesley, "Was Committed," Woodstock Herald (Woodstock, VA), Mar. 7, 1821.

Additional Information

Enslaved by Isham Despar (Louisa County, Virginia).

Citation

“George,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14731.

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