Sale of John Wesley · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Sale of John Wesley
location: Residence of Columbus Alexander
Identifier: EV_0142
first name: John
last name: Wesley
age: Adult
event type: Sale
event date: 1858-04-08
value: 825
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 John Wesley Holmes between Jacob F King, Constable, and Philip Mackey and Columbus Alexander, 8 April 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 City, DC
place type: City
sold person: John Wesley Holmes
enslaver: Philip Mackey; Jacob F. King; Columbus Alexander