Emancipation of Nancy Holms

event name

Emancipation of Nancy Holms

location

Residence of Columbus Alexander

Identifier

EV_0109

first name

Nancy

last name

Holms

age

Adult

age description

25

physical description

Copper color mulatto, 5'

occupation

Domestic Service

occupation description

Cook, washer, ironer

event type

Emancipation

event date

1862-04-16

value

1200

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 Columbus Alexander (Petition No. 893), 11 July 1862." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Accessed October 27, 2024. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2159/images/31556_217989-00464. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.

place

Alexandria County

place type

County

emancipated person

Nancy Holmes

enslaver

Columbus Alexander