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Venus Breckenridge (#
20785002
)
Black, female
Petition #
20785002
, filed in Kentucky (1850)
Role in Petition:
defendant
Status:
free person of color
Owned Slaves?:
Yes
Freedom: Free by 1848.
Economic profile
From 1835 - Answer, John Gilbert
From 1839 - Petition
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