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Samuel Dorsey (#
20984007
)
Black, male
Petition #
20984007
, filed in Maryland (1840)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
free person of color
Freedom: Free by 1838. Origins of freedom: manumitted by Brice Worthington.
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Head of Dorsey family
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