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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 November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14760.

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