Peter Sweeper (#21483921)

Black, male

Petition #21483921, filed in Tennessee (1839)

• Role in Petition: petitioner
• Status: free person of color

• Occupation: laborer
• Punishments Received: jailed and sold out of MD for enticing slaves to run away
• Freedom: Origins of freedom: free born.

Economic profile

• From 1833 to 1835 - Deposition, Albert Ross