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Matilda (#
21183002
)
Black, female, 20 years in 1830
Petition #
21183002
, filed in Missouri (1830)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Punishments Received: assaulted and jailed
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1830. Origins of freedom: born of a free mother in Illinois.
Family roles(s)
daughter
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