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Zack

Files

Dublin Core

Title

Zack

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Description

1799

Contributor

Eryn Kawecki

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:20080

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

September 24, 1799

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

On December 12, 1798, Zack was on trial for allegedly killing his enslaver; he claimed his innocence. Finding him guilty, the court sentenced Zack to be executed by hanging the following January (1799). The court valued him at $257. Zack was hanged on September 24, 1799.

Bibliography

Young III, John : Public Claim, 09-24-1799, Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative Digital Collection, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Additional Information

Enslaved by John Young, III (deceased).

Citation

“Zack,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/15011.

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