Ezekiel
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Title
Ezekiel
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Date
May 12, 1823
Contributor
Zach Hottel
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18343
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
Unknown
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
On May 12, 1823, Ezekiel was tried for forcefully stealing property valued at $13.50. The court found him guilty and sentenced Ezekiel to have his hand burned "in open Court and receive 15 lashes" on his back and to return the stolen property.
Bibliography
Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 2, book A, (2010), 23.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Dabney Herndon.
Citation
“Ezekiel,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 18, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14760.
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