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Louisa Lewis (#
21185902
)
Mulatto, female
Petition #
21185902
, filed in Missouri (1859)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Occupation: washerwoman
Freedom: Free by 1842. Sued for freedom in 1859. Origins of freedom: purchased and freed by mother in MO; judicial decree in 1863.
Family roles(s)
daughter
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