Emancipation of Moses Bennet

event name

Emancipation of Moses Bennet

location

Residence of Smith Minor

Identifier

EV_1192

first name

Moses

last name

Bennet

age

Older Person

age description

49

physical description

5'8", dark copper color, stout and well made

occupation

Agriculture

occupation description

Farm hand, waggoner, marketer

event type

Emancipation

event date

1862-04-16

value

700

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

Moses Bennet

enslaver

Smith Minor