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William Davis (#
11684405
)
Black, male
Petition #
11684405
, filed in Virginia (1844)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
free person of color
Skills: body servant
Freedom: Free by 1844. Origins of freedom: manumitted by will of Judge Lewis Summers.
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