John Hartwell Cocke
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Name
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John Hartwell Cocke
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Given Name
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John Hartwell
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Family Name
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Cocke
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Birth Date
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1780-09-19
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Death Date
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1866-06-24
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Sex
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Male
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Description
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John Hartwell Cocke (September 19, 1780 - June 24, 1866) was a white enslaver who was heavily involved in the University of Virginia's construction and early development and sat on its Board of Visitors from 1819-1856. He was an evangelical Christian and, despite being an enslaver, believed that slavery was against God's will. He supported the back-to-Africa movement over emancipation. Regardless of his religious beliefs, Cocke enslaved at least one hundred and thirty-five people in his lifetime in both Virginia (Bremo Plantation) and Alabama (Hopewell Plantation).
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Items with "Enslaver: John Hartwell Cocke"
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| 1823-09-30, Charles, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1823-09-30, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1823-09-30, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1823-09-30, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1823-09-30, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1823-09-30, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1823-09-30, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "boy"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1823, Peter, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-01-01, Aggy, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-01-01, Bibbianna, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-01-01, Dilcy, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-01-01, Dinah, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-01-01, Emily, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-01-01, Fanney, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-01-01, Jenny, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-01-01, Louisa, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-01-01, Polly, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-01-01, Unidentified Child (Referred to as "her [Polly's] child"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-01-01, Unidentified Woman (Referred to as "nurse"), Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-03-23, Cato, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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| 1828-03-24, Henry, Commercial Transaction (Enslaved Hire) |
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