Brief Highlights
● Sir Alfred Pope was born enslaved 1821 in North Carolina.
● He married Hannah Cole in 1847.
● Thus this was his relationship to the Tutor place.
● He took part in the unsuccessful escape of the 77 enslaved
men and women on the Schooner Pearl.
● Alfred Pope's wife Hannahreceived manumission after the death of
their slave master Carter.
● Pope and his wife opened up the Freedmen Bank account in 1871.
My Research Challenge:
● While at the National Archive, I had suspected that he may
have served in the Civil War.
● While trying to prove that this is correct, I did not uncover
enough information to support my premise that Alfred Pope
served in the Civil War.
● I reached this conclusion because there were no photos nor
enough textual evidence to support my theory.