Thomas Gossett (#21285816)

Black, male, circa 50 years in 1858

Petition #21285816, filed in North Carolina (1858)

• Status: enslaved

• Skills: house servant
• Freedom: Free by 1859. Presented for freedom in 1858. Origins of freedom: manumitted by owners, Lewis Walton, Joseph & John Coltrained for meritorious services; confirmed by judicial decree.