Emancipation of Henry Speaks · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Emancipation of Henry Speaks
location: Residence of Richard Southern
Identifier: EV_0964
first name: Henry
last name: Speaks
age: Adult
age description: 33
physical description: Able bodied, jet black, medium size, good and regular features
occupation: Agriculture
occupation description: Farmer, gardener
event type: Emancipation
event date: 1862-04-16
value: 180
notes: Term of 15 months remaining on Southern's title to Speaks at time of emancipation
source: National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5 [Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of Treasury, 1775-1978]. 1862. "Petition of Richard Southern, 29 May 1862 (Petition No. 544)." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Accessed 24 October 2024. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2159/images/31556_217987-00711. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.
emancipated person: William Henry Speaks
enslaver: Richard Southern