Outstanding Community Research Award for Historical Research at Fort Ward October 6, 2011

October 6, 2011

Mr. Glenn Eugster

Fort Ward History Group

4022 Ellicott Street

Alexandria, VA 22304

Dear Mr. Eugster,

I am pleased to notify you that the Fort Ward History Group (FWHG) has been selected as one of the recipients of the Ben Brenman Archaeology in Alexandria Award for 2011. Your group has been selected for Outstanding Community Research for historical research at Fort Ward.

The Alexandria Archaeological Commission established the Bernard “Ben” Brenman Archaeology in Alexandria Award, in 2007, to recognize partners who demonstrate high-quality work, innovation, commitment or extraordinary efforts in conducting and documenting research and advancing public appreciation and advocacy for archaeology and history. In recognition of the FWHG’s tremendous effort in conducting research on the history of Fort Ward, both as individual members and as a collective group.

Currently, it is planned that the Mayor and City Council will present the award to you and two other recipients at the Alexandria City Council meeting on October 25, 2011, at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be held in City Council Chambers at City Hall, 301 King Street, 2^nd floor. The actual award time will be shortly after 7:00 PM. If there is a change to this date, we will notify you. Please let us know if you will attend by calling 703-746-4399.

I want to thank you for the unique contributions you have made to Alexandria’s heritage. The repository of historical information about Fort Ward, along with the knowledge acquired by the Group’s members have greatly aided in the archaeological study and preservation of Fort Ward. I hope you, other members of the Fort Ward History Group, as well as your family and friends will attend the awards ceremony in which you will not only receive the distinctive Brenman Award, but will also receive a proclamation signed by Mayor William Euille to commemorate your accomplishment. I look forward to seeing you at the City Council presentation.

Best regards,

Kathleen Pepper

Chair

Alexandria Archaeological Commission

jeb

Slave Holdings of Area White Slave Owners by Elizabeth Drembus July 9, 2011

From: "Elizabeth Drembus" 
To: "Pamela Cressey" , "Tom Bodor" , "tom fulton" , "adrienne washington" , fterrell56@msn.com, "Glenn Eugster" , jrwalpole@comcast.net, "Audrey Davis" , "Francine Bromberg" , "Lance Mallamo" , "Louis Hicks" , "Susan Cumbey" , "Wally Owen" 
Sent: Saturday, July 9, 2011 7:18:47 AM
Subject: Follow Up from Meeting on Fort Ward history Scope

Good morning all,

I did some looking at the white landowners in the Fort Ward area in the 1850 and 1860 Censuses. I checked the Slave Schedules for both 1850 and 1860. The only information given for the enslaved people is their age, gender and race. I have attached the findings, but to summarize:

C.F. Lee listed seven slaves in 1850 and five in 1860.

Wm Cazenove listed six slaves in 1850 and six in 1860.

I also looked at Philip Hooff who listed six slaves in 1860.

And Daniel Hooe listed four slaves in 1860.

A next step usually is to look at the wills of the white slave owners. This helps to establish where slaves went after the death of a slave owner. But in this case the enslaved would have been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation prior to the deaths of the slave owners.

The Slave Schedule information alone will not help confirm who from the Fort Ward African American community was where and when. It will require further genealogical research by the members of the Descendants Society.

I will see you at the meeting later this morning.

Elizabeth

Slave Holdings of Area White Slave Owners

From the U.S. Census Slave Schedule Results

1850 C.F. Lee 

Age	Gender	Race
63	Female	Black
46	Female	Mulatto
45	Female	Mulatto
14	Male	Mulatto
10	Female	Mulatto
5	Male	Mulatto
3	Female	Mulatto

1850 Wm Cazenove

Age	Gender	Race
50	Female	Mulatto
25	Female	Mulatto
21	Female	Mulatto
28	Male	Mulatto
2	Male	Mulatto
4 months	Male	Mulatto

1860 C.F. Lee

Age	Gender	Race
58	Male	Black
35	Female	Black
35	Female	Black
35	Male	Black
21	Male	Mulatto

1860 Wm Cazenove

Age	Gender	Race
33	Male	Black
30	Female	Black
12	Male	Mulatto
10	Male	Mulatto
9	Female	Mulatto
5	Female	Mulatto

1860 Philip H. Hooff

Age	Gender	Race
40	Male	Black
30	Female	Black
21	Female	Black
12	Female	Mulatto
9	Male	Mulatto
8	Male	Mulatto

1860 Daniel F. Hooe

Age	Gender	Race
50	Male	Black
31	Female	Black
30	Female	Black
5	Female	Mulatto