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Maria Boston (#
20985930
)
Black, female
Petition #
20985930
, filed in Maryland (1859)
Status:
free person of color
Moral Attributes: thief
Punishments Received: sentenced to 4-year term of servitude; jailed as runaway/thief; entended to 1864; can be sold in state
Term Slave: Yes. For 4 years.
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