Petition #11680509

• Stafford County, Virginia. December 19, 1805. - December 19, 1805.
• Court: Legislative
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Legislature of Virginia

Abstract

William Fitzhugh writes that on 2 January 1805, there was a "general insurrection of the Slaves" on his plantation called Chatham in Stafford County. One of his slaves, Philip, was killed and another, James, drowned while attempting to swim across the Rappahannock River. Fitzhugh asks for compensation.

Result: Rejected.

• Number of petition pages: 2
• Related documents: Deposition, James Spilman, et al., 16 December 1805
• Pages of related documents: 1

3 people are documented within petition 11680509

• 2 Enslaved
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

• Legislative Petitions

Subjects

• Overseers
• Insurrections/Revolts (enslaved)
• Death of enslaved (other)
• Assessed Value (enslaved)