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Martha (#
11683917
)
Black, female
Petition #
11683917
, filed in Virginia (1839)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
free person of color
Diseases: rheumatism in shoulder
Freedom: Free by 1836. Origins of freedom: manumitted by Catharine S. Hancock.
Family roles(s)
Head of family
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