Digital Library on American Slavery
Race and Slavery Petitions
By Name
By keyword
By State:
All
AL
AR
DE
DC
FL
GA
KY
LA
MD
MS
MO
NC
SC
TN
TX
VA
Subjects
Glossary
Project
FAQs
Petitions Home
James Martin (#
20782806
)
Mulatto, male, circa 10 years in 1828
Petition #
20782806
, filed in Kentucky (1828)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Occupation: horse jockey
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1827. Origins of freedom: born of a free mulatto mother.
Family roles(s)
son
Download James Martin as CSV
Export James Martin as JSON
Export James Martin as XML