Thomas Blacknall (#21282003)

Black, male

Petition #21282003, filed in North Carolina (1820)

• Status: enslaved

• Skills: blacksmith; manager of blacksmith shop's accounts
• Freedom: Free by 1818. Presented for freedom in 1818. Origins of freedom: manumitted by owner, James Houze upon wish of previous owner, William Blacknall; confirmed by judicial decree.