A Guide to the Richard Haley Runaway Slave Account, 1779 Haley, Richard, 1779, A Guide to the Runaway Slave Account of 25201

A Guide to the Richard Haley Runaway Slave Account, 1779

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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 25201


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Accession number
25201
Title
Richard Haley Runaway Slave Account, 1779
Physical Characteristics
2 pages
Physical Location
Personal Papers Collection, Acc. 25201
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Richard Haley Runaway Slave Account, 1779. Accession 25201, Personal Papers Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of George H.S. King, 24 August 1960.

Biographical/Historical Information

Richard Haley was a slave of Simey Bowman of Washington County, Virginia.

Scope and Content Information

An account of fees charged to Richard Haley for running away from his owner, Simey Bowman, on 9 December 1778. The account was sworn before John Still in Washington County, Virginia, on 18 March 1779.