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Sarah (#
20185305
)
Black, female, circa 21 years in 1853
Petition #
20185305
, filed in Alabama (1853)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Skills: nurse
Diseases: venereal disease, perhaps
Freedom: Free by 1853. Sued for freedom in 1853. Origins of freedom: born of a free mother; judicial decree.
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