Lewis (#20985719)

Black, male, 23 years in 1840

Petition #20985719, filed in Maryland (1857)

• Role in Petition: petitioner
• Status: enslaved

• Term Slave: Yes. Until age 27.
• Freedom: Free by 1858. Sued for freedom in 1857. Origins of freedom: manumitted by will of Betty Reynolds; expiration of term of servitude.