Emancipation of Thomas Brown

event name

Emancipation of Thomas Brown

location

Residence of Allen L. Dodge

Identifier

EV_1566

first name

Thomas

last name

Brown

age

Adult

age description

23

physical description

Full height, stout, brown color

occupation

Transportation

occupation description

Teamster

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

Thomas Brown

enslaver

Allen L. Dodge