Emancipation of Louisa · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Emancipation of Louisa
Identifier: EV_3080
first name: Louisa
age: Adult
age description: 40
physical description: Light mulatto, 5', straight black hair, dark eyes, round
occupation: Domestic Service
occupation description: House servant, cook, seamstress
event type: Emancipation
event date: 1862-04-16
value: 1000
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 Mary D. G. Ringgold (Petition No. 450), 27 May 1862." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Accessed 24 October 2024. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2159/images/31556_217987-00239. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.
place: District of Columbia
place type: City
emancipated person: Louisa
enslaver: Mary D.G. Ringgold