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Charles

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Title

Charles

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Staunton (Va.)

Date

March 29, 1858

Contributor

Zach Hottel

Relation

Ellen, EnslavedPerson:18414
Lucy, EnslavedPerson:18415
Jim, EnslavedPerson:18416
Polly, EnslavedPerson:18417
Elen, EnslavedPerson:18491
Catherine, EnslavedPerson:18492

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18418

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

1786

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Sold to Robert Snapp for $2.00.

Bibliography

Nancy Stewart, "African Americans in Shenandoah County, Virginia Notebooks," vol. 3, book B, (2010), 206, 247.

Additional Information

Enslaved by Philip Pitman.
Mark Bird sold Charles to settle Philip Pitman's deed of trust debts to Bank of Staunton.
In the 1850 census, Philip Pitman had 11 enslaved people: 6 males aged 60, 40, 28, 20, 20, and 16; 5 females aged 45 (mulatto), 23, 18, 12 (mulatto), and 2 months (mulatto).

Citation

“Charles,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14830.

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