Disappearance of John Holmes

event name

Disappearance of John Holmes

location

Residence of Columbus Alexander

Identifier

EV_0143

first name

John

last name

Holmes

event type

Disappearance

event date

1862-10-31

value

525.6

source

National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5 [Records of the United States General Accounting]. 1862. "Payment to Petitioner Columbus Alexander, 10 November 1862 (Petition No. 893)." Commissions Valuations for Petitions. Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Emancipation of Slaves in the District of Columbia, 1862-1863. Accessed 24 October 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2159/images/31556_217984-00458. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.

runaway

John Wesley Holmes

enslaver

Columbus Alexander