Sale of Josephine Bowman · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Sale of Josephine Bowman
location: Residence of Columbus Alexander
Identifier: EV_0132
first name: Josephine
last name: Bowman
age: Child
event type: Sale
event date: 1855-02-14
notes: Possibly transferred later as handled by widow of enslaver
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 Maria and Josephine Bowman between Dr. Johnson Elliot and Columbus Alexander, 14 February 1855: 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
transferred person: Josephine Bowman
enslaver: Mary Llewelleyn Elliot; Columbus Alexander