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Benjamin Godwin (#
11681403
)
Black, male
Petition #
11681403
, filed in Virginia (1814)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Skills: barber
Freedom: Origins of freedom: manumitted by will of Robert Godwin; purchased freedom from Robert Godwin.
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