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

event name: Transfer of William
location: Residence of Susannah Sommers
Identifier: EV_0945
first name: William
age: Infant
age description: 4 months
event type: Transfer
event date: 1860-11-05
value: 450
notes: Appraisal occured 3 August 1859, value equally divided between Mahaly and infant son, William
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: William
enslaver: Susannah Sommers; Adelina V. Sommers