Isaac
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Title
Isaac
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Woodstock (Va.)
Date
October 7-10, 1839
Contributor
Zach Hottel
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18371
Birth Date
1789 to 1814
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
On September 30, 1838, Isaac, a runaway, was confined to jail. According to court documents, as of October 7, 1839, Christian Miller, the jailer, had paid a total of $135.14 in jail fees and newspaper advertisements. The court ordered for the sheriff to sell Isaac in a public sale and to advertise the sale for one month.
On October 8, 1839, Christian Miller presented an additional sum of $18.57 and a half for "housing, dieting, and clothes of Isaac." The court allowed to have Isaac sold that day.
In a newspaper advertisement for Isaac's sale, Sheriff Hottel noted that Isaac would "in all probability, a good farm hand."
On October 8, 1839, Christian Miller presented an additional sum of $18.57 and a half for "housing, dieting, and clothes of Isaac." The court allowed to have Isaac sold that day.
In a newspaper advertisement for Isaac's sale, Sheriff Hottel noted that Isaac would "in all probability, a good farm hand."
Bibliography
Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 2, book A, (2010), 31-32, 255.
Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 2, book B, (2010), 255.
Additional Information
Enslaved by Unknown.
Citation
“Isaac,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 12, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14787.
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