William (#20185724)

Black, male, 34 years in 1857

Petition #20185724, filed in Alabama (1857)

• Status: enslaved

• Term Slave: Yes. Until age 30.
• Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1857. Origins of freedom: freed by will of mother's late owner, Alexander M. Nelson.

Family roles(s)

• son

Economic profile

• From 1857 - order and incorporation of bills of exception