Virginia Emigrants to Liberia

Data

Individual Type
Age at Emigration	42.0 specified
Emigration Origin	Augusta Co., Virginia
Emigration Destination	Liberia
Sex	female
Literacy Status	1
Religious Affiliation	Methodist
Legal Status	Enslaved

Individuals

Jenetta Hawsse

Recorded Names

Jenetta Hawsse 1

Associated Individuals

enslaved by Rufus W. Bailey (facilitator, slaveholder) 1

facilitated by Rufus W. Bailey (facilitator, slaveholder) a

Events

	Augusta Co., Virginia (Origin) Liberia (Destination)	circa 1850 1	View Event Details	Enslaved
ship's passage	Norfolk, Norfolk Co., Virginia (Origin)	26 Jan 1850 to unknown 1	View Event Details	Enslaved

Notes

[a] Bailey purchased Jenetta Hawse to save her from being hanged by order of court in Augusta Co., Virginia. See Bailey's letters in ACS records.

Citations

[1] "Liberia Packet, 26 Jan 1850, Norfolk, Virginia", Subject File, 1792-1964, American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress; digital image, Fold3.com. Microfilm Reel 314 (https://www.fold3.com/image/46669851 : accessed 15 Mar 2021).
[2] William McLain (Washington) to R. W. Bailey (Staunton, Virginia), letter, 7 Jun 1850; "Outgoing Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 190; (https://www.fold3.com/image/47039901: accessed 20 Oct 2022).
[3] R. W. Bailey (Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia) to William McLain (Washington, D. C.), letter, 26 Dec 1849; "Incoming Correspondence, Domestic Letters"; American Colonization Society Records, Manuscript Div., Library of Congress, digital image, Fold3.com, Microfilm Reel 60; (https://www.fold3.com/image/30214620: accessed 13 Jan 2023).