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.
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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