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Ellen (#
20985320
)
Black, female, circa 24 years in 1850
Petition #
20985320
, filed in Maryland (1853)
Status:
enslaved
Moral Attributes: turbulent and disobedient
Punishments Received: authorized to be sold out of state
Term Slave: Yes. Until 1851.
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