20783701https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20783701KentuckyJeffersonCounty1331837Chancery106Kentucky Division of Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, KentuckyAmbrose Mann sues a steamboat company for $1,500, the amount he lost when his mulatto slave Lemuel escaped to Canada. Mann had hired Lemuel out to work aboard the steamboat Paul Jones. Mann claims that Lemuel had been a "faithful & excellent & capable servant until he was seduced by the hope of freedom."Freedom papersCanada, migration toShipsNon-plantation/Non-household work (enslaved)Hiring value (enslaved)Skills (enslaved)Freedom seekersAbolitionAssessed Value (enslaved)