Emancipation of Rosa Brown

event name

Emancipation of Rosa Brown

location

Residence of Allen L. Dodge

Identifier

EV_1552

first name

Rosa

last name

Brown

age

Older Person

age description

45

physical description

Short, brown color, very stout, one leg shorter

occupation

Crafts

occupation description

Cook, washer

event type

Emancipation

event date

1862-04-16

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 Allen Dodge, 5 June 1862 (Petition No. 636)." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Accessed 24 October 2024. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2159/images/31556_217988-00202. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.

emancipated person

Rosa Brown

enslaver

Allen L. Dodge