George
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Title
George
Subject
Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
New Hope (Va.)
Date
September 14, 1837
Contributor
Zach Hottel
Identifier
EnslavedPerson:18395
Birth Date
1812
Birthplace
Unknown
Death Date
Unknown
Occupation
Enslaved Person
Biographical Text
Lived in New Hope, Virginia (in Augusta County). George ran away in 1837. A notice about him was published in the Woodstock Sentinel, and it described him as standing five feet and ten inches tall, being slender, having a "brisk walk and straight carriage," and having a stutter.
Isaac was married to a free woman who lived in New Hope.
Isaac was married to a free woman who lived in New Hope.
Bibliography
Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 2, book B, (2010), 250.
Additional Information
Enslaved by John Hamilton.
Citation
“George,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 12, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14808.
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