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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06338.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Legal documents pertaining to the Easter Plot of 1802 |
| Title | Indictment of Sancho in the Easter Plot |
| Date | 1802 |
| Author | Scott, John B. (1761-1814) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Indictment of Sancho by Scott as Deputy Attorney for the Commonwealth in a court of Oyer and Terminer. Sancho, "a negro man slave the property of John Booker," is charged with conspiring to create an insurrection and plotting murder on 6 April 1802. "That the said Sancho...did feloniously consult and conspire to make insurrection... And...did feloniously, wickedly & maliciously plot the murder of Daniel Dejarnett...." |
| Subjects | Slavery Prisoner Slave Rebellion Judiciary Law Rebellion African American History |
| People | Scott, John B. (1761-1814) Dejarnette, Daniel (1768-1831) Phebe (fl. 1802) Sancho (d. 1802) |
| Place written | Halifax County, Virginia |
| Theme | Law; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Related to the Easter Plot, also known as Sancho's Rebellion. Sancho, an earlier participant in Gabriel's Rebellion of 1800, instigated the Easter Plot, intended to take place on or around Good Friday 1802. The ferment spread through southern Virginia (including Halifax County), and northeastern North Carolina, resulting in the hanging of Sancho and four other participants. According to Douglas Egerton's study, Phebe was the only female participant of the Easter Plot who stood trial. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |