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Jacob (#
11681411
)
Black, male
Petition #
11681411
, filed in Virginia (1814)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1814. Origins of freedom: freed by intent of owner, Nathaniel Wheeler, when Wheeler emigrated to.
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