Emancipation of Thomas Holms

event name

Emancipation of Thomas Holms

location

Residence of Columbus Alexander

Identifier

EV_0115

first name

Thomas

last name

Holms

age

Child

age description

6

physical description

Copper color, 3'

occupation description

Likely and intelligent, smart and active

event type

Emancipation

event date

1862-04-16

value

600

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

Thomas Holmes

enslaver

Columbus Alexander