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Hannah (#
21684001
)
Black, female
Petition #
21684001
, filed in Virginia (1840)
Status:
free person of color
Punishments Received: assaulted and jailed
Freedom: Free by 1839. Sued for freedom in 1838. Origins of freedom: manumitted by will of Carter Edmunds; judicial decree.
Family roles(s)
Head of family
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