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Lewis Gassaway (#
20485606
)
Black, male
Petition #
20485606
, filed in District of Columbia (1856)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Punishments Received: jailed for safekeeping
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1856. Origins of freedom: moved from Virginia to DC.
Family roles(s)
husband
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