Emancipation of Beverly Davis

event name

Emancipation of Beverly Davis

location

Residence of Columbus Alexander

Identifier

EV_0112

first name

Beverly

last name

Davis

age

Adult

age description

25

physical description

Black complexion, 5'8"

occupation

Domestic Service

occupation description

Excellent and handy servant; elegant dining room servant, a good carriage driver, ploughman, mower, cook, scour, scrub, faithful, trustworthy, likely and Intelligent

event type

Emancipation

event date

1862-04-16

notes

Invaluable

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

Beverly Davis

enslaver

Columbus Alexander