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Caroline Butler (#
20484906
)
Black, female
Petition #
20484906
, filed in District of Columbia (1849)
Role in Petition:
petitioner
Status:
enslaved
Freedom: Sued for freedom in 1849. Origins of freedom: lived and considered free 30 years.
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