Emancipation of William Gordon

event name

Emancipation of William Gordon

location

Residence of Mary Ann Hall

Identifier

EV_1538

first name

William

last name

Gordon

age

Child

age description

8

physical description

Mulatto

event type

Emancipation

event date

1862-04-16

value

500

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 Mary Ann Hall, 7 May 1862 (Petition No. 181)." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Accessed 24 October 2024. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2159/images/31556_217985-00932. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.

emancipated person

William Gordon

enslaver

Mary Ann Hall