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Sey Harris

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Title

Sey Harris

Subject

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

Date

December 12, 1821

Contributor

Dan Smith

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18318

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Lived in Oak Hill in Loudoun County, Virginia. Sey was enslaved by President James Monroe. When he ran away, there was a reward notice for his capture published in the Woodstock Herald. The reward offered was $25.

Bibliography

William Benton, "Twenty-Five Dollars Reward," Woodstock Herald (Woodstock, VA), Dec. 12, 1821.

Additional Information

Enslaved by James Monroe.

Citation

“Sey Harris,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14737.

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