Emancipation of Robert Brown

event name

Emancipation of Robert Brown

location

Residence of Allen L. Dodge

Identifier

EV_1570

first name

Robert

last name

Brown

age

Adult

age description

19

physical description

Short, brown color, very stout

occupation

Transportation

occupation description

Ox driver

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

Robert Brown

enslaver

Allen L. Dodge