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Coats, Joseph, Jr. (Louisa County, Virginia)

 Person

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Joseph Coats, Jr., Reward Announcement,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-031
Abstract

The collection consists of a handwritten announcement regarding an enslaved person that ran away from the Cuckooville neighborhood of Louisa County, Virginia. Dated August 3, 1840, this letter describes in detail -- including physical characteristics and temperament -- the escaped 18-year-old named Sam. The author of this document, Joseph Coats Jr., presumably Sam's enslaver, offers a ten dollar reward for his capture.

Dates: 1840 - 1840