Emancipation of Wesley Brown

event name

Emancipation of Wesley Brown

location

Residence of Allen L. Dodge

Identifier

EV_1579

first name

Wesley

last name

Brown

age

Child

age description

13

physical description

Light brown, very active

occupation

Domestic Service

occupation description

House Servant

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

Wesley Brown

enslaver

Allen L. Dodge