Transfer of John · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Transfer of John
location: Residence of Simon Lafayette Sommers
Identifier: EV_0943
first name: John
age: Child
age description: 10
event type: Transfer
event date: 1860-11-05
value: 700
notes: Appraisal occured 3 August 1859
source: "Mahaley, etc., Division of Enslaved Persons of Susannah Sommers, deceased, 5 November 1860." 1860. Library of Virginia. Arlington County (Va.) Deeds Recorded and Bills of Sale, 1801-1859. As found in "Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative," https://rosetta.virginiamemory.com/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3429980 (accessed 27 October 2024).
transferred person: John
enslaver: Susannah Sommers; Simon Lafayette Sommers