Emancipation of Anthony Washington · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Emancipation of Anthony Washington
location: Residence of Allen L. Dodge
Identifier: EV_1556
first name: Anthony
last name: Washington
age: Adult
age description: 40
physical description: Full height, dark color
occupation: Agriculture
occupation description: Farming and planting
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: Anthony Washington
enslaver: Allen L. Dodge