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Jerry (#
11681117
)
Black, male, circa 45 years in 1811
Petition #
11681117
, filed in Virginia (1811)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
free person of color
Occupation: waggoner
Moral Attributes: honest and industrious
Freedom: Free by 1811. Origins of freedom: freed by will of late owner, John B. Craighill.
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Head of family
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