Person
Philip Reid
Enslaved foundry worker freed by the 1862 act while casting the Statue of Freedom for the Capitol dome; his owner valued him at $500 in the compensation petition.
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- District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act freed by the act Primary record 1
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Emancipation in Washington, D.C., National Park Service.
Primary record
One of the enslaved people freed by the act was 42-year-old Philip Reid.
Philip Reid’s name is listed at the bottom, his life valued at $500.
He was casting the 19 1/2-foot-tall Statue of Freedom
Congress passed a supplemental law in July 1862 that allowed these victims to file petitions on their own behalf.
Though the formerly enslaved people found freedom by advocating for themselves, they did not receive the $300 payments.
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