Emancipation of Julia Branson

event name

Emancipation of Julia Branson

location

Residence of Smith Minor

Identifier

EV_1178

first name

Julia

last name

Branson

age

Older Person

age description

52

physical description

5'2", black

occupation

Domestic Service

occupation description

Servant, cook, washer, ironer

event type

Emancipation

event date

1862-04-16

value

400

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 Smith Minor, 22 May 1862 (Petition No. 386)." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Accessed 27 October 2024. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2159/images/31556_217986-00972. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.

emancipated person

Julia Ann Branson

enslaver

Smith Minor