Henry Johnson (Tennessee)
Henry Johnson (~1844–December 5, 1890) was a Tennessean who was once enslaved by Andrew Johnson. Johnson purchased Henry in 1857 for US$1,050 (equivalent to $34,335 in 2023), when Henry was approximately 13 years old.[1] Unlike Sam, Dolly, Liz, Florence and William, Johnson does not appear to be enumerated on the 1860 slave schedule as property of Andrew Johnson.[2][3] Johnson emancipated all of his personal slaves on August 8, 1863.[1]
In 1864 and 1865, when Andrew Johnson was military governor of Tennessee, he "claimed pay toward wages, rations, and clothing for three servants: Henry, Florence, and Elizabeth (Liz)."[4] Henry worked at the White House during the Johnson administration.[5] He may be conflated in some historical accounts with Henry Brown, who was likely an older man and who died of cholera in Washington, D.C. in 1866.[6][7]
In later life Henry Johnson worked at the
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References
- ^ a b c NPS Staff. "Slaves of Andrew Johnson". Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Andrew Johnson - Role: Slave Owner/Principal - Count: 5", Eighth United States Census, Slave Schedules, 1860 – via FamilySearch
- OCLC 17764213.
- ^ Fling, Sarah (2021). "The Formerly Enslaved Households of President Andrew Johnson". WHHA (en-US). Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- OCLC 926105956.
- ^ "Washington: By Telegraph to the Tribune". New York Tribune. 1866-10-29. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-06-26 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- OCLC 760067571.
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