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Harriett (#
20982708
)
Black, female
Petition #
20982708
, filed in Maryland (1827)
Status:
free person of color
Punishments Received: jailed
Term Slave: Yes. For 13 years.
Freedom: Free by 1819. Origins of freedom: manumitted by Sarah Burket Wheeler.
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daughter
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