Sale of Beverly · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Sale of Beverly
location: Residence of Columbus Alexander
Identifier: EV_0113
first name: Beverly
physical description: Sound and healthy
event type: Sale
event date: 1858-07-29
value: 800
source: National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5 [Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of Treasury, 1775-1978]. 1862. "Bill of Sale for Beverly between Lewis Warrington and Columbus Alexander, 29 July 1858: 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: Washington County
place type: County
sold person: Beverly Davis
enslaver: Lewis Warrington; Columbus Alexander