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Elias (#
21485909
)
Black, male
Petition #
21485909
, filed in Tennessee (1859)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Freedom: Free by 1861. Sued for freedom in 1859. Origins of freedom: manumitted byJoseph and John Inman.
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