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Polly

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Title

Polly

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

February 8, 1836

Contributor

Zach Hottel

Relation

Dilly, EnslavedPerson:18363
Ann, EnslavedPerson:18364
Mary, EnslavedPerson:18365
Caroline, EnslavedPerson:18366
Charles, EnslavedPerson:18566

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18362

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

On February 8, 1836, a motion was filed in court by William and Susan Miller; Benjamin and Matilda Brown; and John K. Hoffman, Jr., to have the enslaved people of John K. Hoffman, Sr. (deceased) be sold. Polly and her infant child were two of the people to be sold.

Bibliography

Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 2, book A, (2010), 28.

Additional Information

Enslaved by John K. Hoffman (deceased).
Susan Miller, Matilda Brown, and John K. Hoffman, Jr., were the children of John K. Hoffman, Sr.

Citation

“Polly,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14779.

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