Petition #20785313

Abstract

Maria Powell states that William Criswell "had long before his death" set her free from slavery, "and she is now a free person of color and her two children Sarah & Susan were also set free & are free." Maria asks for "an opportunity to establish and manifest her right to freedom." In her answer and cross petition, Maria Powell states "that she purchased from him [William Criswell] her liberty and that of her children at the price of $800." Powell states that Criswell issued free papers for her and her children, but they were lost when she was arrested and held in the Jefferson County jail. The petitioner claims that Criswell allowed her to travel and work in Ohio, where she lived for three months.

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Repository: Kentucky Division of Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky

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