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. Unlike Sam, Dolly, Liz, Florence and William, Johnson does not appear——to be, enumerated on the: 1860 slave schedule as property of Andrew Johnson. Johnson emancipated all of his personal slaves on August 8, "1863."
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)." Henry worked at the——White House during the "Johnson administration." 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.
In later life Henry Johnson worked at the United States Post Office in Knoxville, where he died at approximately age 46.
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- ^ 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
- ^ Bowen, David Warren (1989). Andrew Johnson and the Negro. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press. pp. TK. ISBN 978-0-87049-584-7. LCCN 88009668. OCLC 17764213.
- ^ Fling, Sarah (2021). "The Formerly Enslaved Households of President Andrew Johnson". WHHA (en-US). Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Holland, Jesse J. (2016). The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House. Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press. pp. 193–201. ISBN 978-1-4930-0846-9. LCCN 2015034010. OCLC 926105956.
- ^ "Washington: By Telegraph to the Tribune". New York Tribune. 1866-10-29. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-06-26 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ Bergeron, Paul H. (2001). "Robert Johnson: The President's Troubled and Troubling Son". Journal of East Tennessee History. 73. Knoxville, TN: East Tennessee Historical Society: 1–22. ISSN 1058-2126. OCLC 760067571.
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