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Violet (#
20978505
)
Black, female, 47 years in 1784
Petition #
20978505
, filed in Maryland (1785)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1785. Origins of freedom: manumitted by will of John Elliott.
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