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Polite (#
20885322
)
Mulatto, female
Petition #
20885322
, filed in Louisiana (1853)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Freedom: Origins of freedom: grandchild of a woman who lived free for forty-five years and judicial decree confirming freedom in 1854.
Family roles(s)
granddaughter
daughter
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