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Julia (#
20185725
)
Black, female, 28 years in 1857
Petition #
20185725
, filed in Alabama (1857)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Term Slave: Yes. Until age 27.
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1857. Origins of freedom: freed by will of mother's late owner, Alexander M. Nelson.
Family roles(s)
Head of family
daughter
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