Emancipation of Maria Contee

event name

Emancipation of Maria Contee

location

Residence of Charles E. Mix

Identifier

EV_1735

first name

Maria

last name

Contee

age

Adult

event type

Emancipation

event date

1862-07-11

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 Charles E. Mix, 11 July 1862 (Petition No. 896)." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Found at Civil War Washington, https://civilwardc.org/texts/petitions/cww.00896.html (accessed 24 October 2024).

participant

Maria Contee

enslaver

Charles E. Mix