Emancipation of Maria Bowman

event name

Emancipation of Maria Bowman

location

Residence of Columbus Alexander

Identifier

EV_0128

first name

Maria

last name

Bowman

age

Adult

age description

18

physical description

Black complexion, 4'9"

occupation

Domestic Service

occupation description

Likely and intelligent, housekeeper, cook, washes, irons

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

Maria Bowman

enslaver

Columbus Alexander