Emancipation of Frank Brown

event name

Emancipation of Frank Brown

location

Residence of Allen L. Dodge

Identifier

EV_1575

first name

Frank

last name

Brown

age

Adult

age description

16

physical description

Dark brown, stout, growthy

occupation

Agriculture

occupation description

Farm work, chopping wood, working garden

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

Frank Brown

enslaver

Allen L. Dodge