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Rebecca Garrett (#
20984917
)
Black, female
Petition #
20984917
, filed in Maryland (1849)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Occupation: washerwoman
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1849. Origins of freedom: lives as free; mother manumitted.
Family roles(s)
Head of Garrett family
daughter
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