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Hannah

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Title

Hannah

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

December 23, 1836

Contributor

Zach Hottel

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18394

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

1766 or 1776

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Hannah ran away in 1836, but was captured and jailed. The notice about her in the newspaper described Hannah as being five feet and six inches tall, having a scar on her neck, and having a scar from a burn over her right eye.

Bibliography

Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 2, book B, (2010), 244.

Additional Information

Enslaved by St. Clair Graves (unknown location).

Citation

“Hannah,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14807.

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