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Dorothée (#
20882805
)
Black, female
Petition #
20882805
, filed in Louisiana (1828)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
free person of color
Freedom: Free by 1825. Origins of freedom: freed by owner's will; she filed a suit for her freedom and decreed free by the court.
Family roles(s)
Head of family
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