1865, Lewis, Male, Freedom Status (Emancipation)

Title: 1865, Lewis, Male, Freedom Status (Emancipation)
Description: Lewis, an enslaved man who worked for the Southern Watchman, was emancipated by special proclamation of the President of the United States.

Partial Transcript: "Lewis was a slave of John H. Christy and his business was to turn the crank when the Southern Watchman went to press. He was emancipated by special proclamation of the President of the United States — along with others — and then took up the business of blind beggar."
Event Type: Freedom status transaction: Emancipation
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1865
Date Certainty: Approximate
Location: Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Cause: 1860, Lewis, Male, Labor
Source: Annals of Athens, Georgia; Page 177
Related Event: 1860, Lewis, Male, Labor
Primary Participant: Lewis
Enslaver: John Harrison Christy
Author: Augustus Longstreet Hull

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