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Jims (#
20885002
)
Black, male, circa 45 years in 1850
Petition #
20885002
, filed in Louisiana (1850)
Status:
enslaved
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1848. Origins of freedom: freed by owner, a free woman of color named Nelly.
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