Lewis Bolah (#11682404)

Black, male, circa 39 years in 1813

Petition #11682404, filed in Virginia (1824)

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

• Occupation: served in U.S. Navy
• Physical Attributes: scars from burns
• Freedom: Free by 1813. Origins of freedom: manumitted by William Charles Cole Claiborne, Governor of Louisiana.

Economic profile

• From 1813 - Proclamation of Emancipation, Gov. Claiborne