Emancipation of Eliza · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Emancipation of Eliza
location: Residence of John Coseen
Identifier: EV_0095
first name: Eliza
age: Adult
age description: 15
physical description: Very bright mulatto, 5', mark on left cheek (burned when quite young); stout and healthy
occupation: Domestic Service
occupation description: Valuable house servant and chamber maid; honest, trustworthy and reliable
event type: Emancipation
event date: 1862-04-16
value: 700
notes: Born since the death of John Coseen
source: National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5 [Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of Treasury, 1775-1978]. 1862. "Petition of Ann Coseene, Ann Weeden, and William B. Lacy (Petition No. 291): 19 May 1862." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Acessed October 27, 2024. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2159/images/31556_217986-00480. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.
place: Alexandria County
place type: County
emancipated person: Elizabeth
enslaver: William B. Lacy; Ann Coseen; John Coseen