1862-01-13, Elvira, Mention

Title: 1862-01-13, Elvira, Mention
Description: Elvira is mentioned in the "List of Miss EG Hill's Servants," January 13, 1862, which records the names of persons claimed in ownership by white enslaver Elizabeth Govan Hill. Elvira is listed as 20 years old and residing in Lynchburg, Virginia. This manuscript is in the Papers of John Staige Davis, MSS 1912/2842.
Event Type: Mention: Inventory
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1862-01-13
Source: Papers of John Staige Davis, Professor of Anatomy, University of Virginia, 1840-1888, MSS 1912/MSS 2842, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Elvira
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Elizabeth Govan Hill
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