MEDIA Show Media Credit: Library of VirginiaOriginal Author: Governor John FloydCreated: September 17, 1831Medium: Handwritten proclamationProclamation by Governor John Floyd, page 1A 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 insurrection, and conveys him to the Southampton County jail.FEATURED INNat Turner’s Revolt (1831)