Gus (#20785204)

Mulatto, male, circa 15 years in 1852

Petition #20785204, filed in Kentucky (1852)

• Role in Petition: petitioner
• Status: enslaved

• Skills: hemp factory worker
• Term Slave: Yes. Until age 21.
• Freedom: Free by 1854. Sued for freedom in 1852. Origins of freedom: born of a white woman; decree.

Family roles(s)

• son

Economic profile

• From 1848 - Petition; Answer, Thomas P. Porter and Henry Moss
• From 1849 - Petition; Answer, Thomas P. Porter and Henry Moss
• From 1850 to 1851 - Petition; Answer, Thomas P. Porter and Henry Moss; Account of Hires
• From 1852 - Petition
• From 1847 - Answer, Thomas P. Porter and Henry Moss
• From 1852 to 1853 - Account of Hire
• From 1854 - Account of Hires