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Henry (#
21485429
)
Black, male
Petition #
21485429
, filed in Tennessee (1854)
Status:
enslaved
Term Slave: Yes. For 3 years.
Freedom: Origins of freedom: freed by the will of his late owner, a minor named William C. Shields.
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