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Peter (#
20983804
)
Black, male, circa 9 years in 1827
Petition #
20983804
, filed in Maryland (1838)
Status:
enslaved
Moral Attributes: insubordinate, unmanageable, violent
Punishments Received: jailed as runaway; slapped for disobedience
Term Slave: Yes. Until age 30.
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