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Brunetta Barnes (#
21184007
)
Black, female, circa 15 years in 1840
Petition #
21184007
, filed in Missouri (1840)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Skills: milk peddler to steamboats
Punishments Received: assaulted and jailed
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1840.
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