Sale of Maria Louise Holms

event name

Sale of Maria Louise Holms

location

Residence of Columbus Alexander

Identifier

EV_0119

first name

Maria Louise

last name

Holms

age

Child

event type

Sale

event date

1859-06-06

notes

$1200 with mother, Nancy, and sister, Maria-Louise

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 Nancy, Thomas, and Maria-Louise Holmes between Philip Mackey and Columbus Alexander, 6 June 1859: 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

District of Columbia

place type

City

sold person

Maria Louise Holmes

enslaver

Philip Mackey

Columbus Alexander