Peter
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Title
Peter
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Rockingham County (Va.)
Date
June 30, 1819
Contributor
Dan Smith
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18311
Birth Date
ca. 1793
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Lived in Rockingham County, Virginia. In a reward notice published in the Woodstock Herald, Peter is described as being a "short, chunkey thick made fellow, about 26 years old, has a scar on his mouth, and a mark on one of his cheeks." The advertisement offered $5 as a reward for his capture.
Bibliography
Christian Horne, "$5 Reward," Woodstock Herald (Woodstock, VA), June 30, 1819.
Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 1, book B, (2010), 233.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Unknown.
Citation
“Peter,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 11, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14732.
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