Emancipation of Matilda Clark

event name

Emancipation of Matilda Clark

location

Residence of Louisa Hunter

Identifier

EV_2303

first name

Matilda

last name

Clark

name note

Unable to confirm who most likely from 1860 census

age

Older Person

age description

40

physical description

Black

event type

Emancipation

event date

1862-04-16

source

National Archives and Records Administration Record Group 21 [Records of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Relating to Slaves, 1851-1863.] "Emancipation of Daniel Henderson, Matilda Clark, Cornelia & Son, and Mary Johnson. 1862. District of Columbia, U.S. Series: Emancipation Records, 1862-1863. Accessed 2 September 2024. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/55901903 Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009.

emancipated person

Matilda Gray

enslaver

Louisa Hunter