Samuel Wilkinson (#20783711)

Black, male, circa 45 years in 1837

Petition #20783711, filed in Kentucky (1837)

• Role in Petition: petitioner
• Status: enslaved

• Skills: turnpike worker; steamboat worker
• Freedom: Free by 1838. Sued for freedom in 1837. Origins of freedom: self-purchase; laws of Indiana; freed by decree.

Economic profile

• From circa 1836 - Petition