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Jack

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Title

Jack

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Mount Jackson (Va.)

Date

October 3, 1839

Contributor

Zach Hottel

Relation

George, EnslavedPerson:18442
Granville, EnslavedPerson:18443

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18398

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

ca. 1804

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

From near Mount Jackson, Virginia. Jack ran away on September 22, 1839. The advertisement for his capture described him as being five feet and eight or nine inches tall, stout, bald, being a "smart, sensible fellow," and being "a reddish mulatto."

The reward for his capture was $50.

Bibliography

Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 2, book B, (2010), 255.

Additional Information

Enslaved by Israel Allen (deceased).
The advertisement was placed in Sentinel of the Valley by John J. Allen, Israel Allen's executor.

Citation

“Jack,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14811.

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