Metadata Content type Content type Image Collection(s) Collection(s) Encyclopedia Virginia Title Title Title Proclamation by Governor John Floyd, page 1 Resource Type Resource Type Image Description Description A document signed and sealed by Governor John Floyd on September 17, 1831, offers a reward of $500 to anyone who captures Nat Turner, the leader of the recent slave revolt, and conveys him to the Southampton County jail. Local Identifier Local Identifier evr5033 Persons Persons Governor John Floyd: Creator (cre) Genre Genre Manuscripts/Texts Handwritten proclamation Subject Subject nat turner's rebellion slave rebellion slave uprising Note Note Note Type date/sequential designation Note September 17, 1831 Note Type creation/production credits Note Library of Virginia URL URL http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ Restriction on Access Restriction on Access Open
